Mountain Times - Vol. 50, Number 2, Jan. 13-19, 2021

Mou nta i n Ti m e s 

Vol. 50, Number 2 

DAY OF SERVICE 

Martin Luther King, 

Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 

18. Many remember 

MLK by working to 

build a better community. 

One way to 

honor his legacy is to 

join in this service. 

Vermont law enforcement officials are 

preparing for possible armed rallies at the State 

House. The FBI issued a warning Monday, Jan. 

11, that demonstrations by gun-toting protesters 

are planned at state capitals across the 

country. 

ABC News first reported early Monday afternoon, 

Jan. 11, that it had obtained an internal FBI 

bulletin stating, “As of 10 January, armed protests 

are being planned at all 50 state capitals from 16 

January through at least 20 January, and at the 

U.S. Capitol from 17 January through 20 January.” 

Vermont authorities say flyers are being circulated 

about armed rallies on Sunday, Jan. 17, 

three days before the inauguration of Presidentelect 

Joe Biden and on Jan. 20, inauguration day. 

One of the flyers, bore the slogan “When 

Democracy Is Destroyed, Refuse to Be Silenced” 

and promoted an “Armed March of Capitol Hill 

& All State Capitols.” 

The red flyers feature an image of the Statue 

of Liberty and call on people to “Demand Freedom. 

End the Corruption.” 

But Governor Phil Scott cautioned Vermonters 

at his regular news conference Tuesday. “My 

Independent, disentangled, liberated, unbound, FREE! Jan. 13-19, 2021 

FBI warns Vt. police about armed rally planned at State House 

Gov. Scott cautions Vermonters: 'Don't be played; don't be used as a pawn' 

By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger and Polly Mikula 

By Glenn Russell/VTDigger 

State Police troopers block State Street in front of the State House in Montpelier to provide security for 

an outdoor swearing-in ceremony for Gov. Phil Scott and the state’s constitutional officers on Thursday, 

Jan. 7. Police are preparing for possible armed rallies Jan. 17-20 at all 50 state capitals. 

message to Vermonters who want to participate 

is, obviously, it’s your first amendment right 

to gather and protest and make your feelings 

known, but I would say: don’t be played, don’t be 

used as a pawn by some of these extreme groups 

that are planning these protests throughout our 

nation to undermine our democracy, to overthrow 

the government,” Scott said. 

Later in the press conference, he added: 

FBI > 15 

Submitted 

FIRST IN NATION 

Vermont’s State House 

is first in nation with 

groundbreaking battery 

backup power; 

Vermont businesses 

team with state to save 

Vermonters money 

and cut carbon. 

Page 7 

Vermonters describe a 

friendly mob of fellow 

believers in D.C. 

By Anne Wallace Allen/VTDigger 

About 50 Vermonters made the trip to Washington on a 

coach bus that left Vermont Tuesday night, Jan. 5. 

With a mixture of pride and defiance, the organizer 

who helped 51 people travel to Washington, D.C., for 

Wednesday’s planned demonstration at the Capitol 

building described a festive occasion where like-minded 

people shared stories and ideas. 

“The congeniality of the group was apparent from the 

beginning,” wrote Ron Lawrence, chair of the Essex town 

Republican committee. He collected names and money for 

the bus trip and wrote a summary afterward. “One person 

Vermonters in D.C. > 15 

Winter sport athletes, coaches 

practice amid uncertainty 

By Katy Savage 

Coaches and athletes 

are navigating a challenging 

season since Gov. Phil 

Scott gave winter 

sports the green light 

to start practicing 

Dec. 26. Scott didn’t 

announce when or if 

competitions could begin. 

Some sports are more 

affected than others. 

High-contact sports, like 

wrestling, can’t practice at 

all, while cheerleaders can’t 

practice vocal routines or 

stunting. 

“It’s such a waiting 

game,” said Kim Peters. 

Cara Gauvin, the coach 

of the six-time D-1 state 

champion Rutland High 

School cheerleading team, 

said she was looking forward 

to bringing her athletes 

together again. “I think 

the kids need it — mentally, 

physically and 

emotionally — kids 

need some sense of 

normalcy,” she said. 

But cheerleading 

won’t feel the same with the 

practice limitations. 

Gauvin’s daughter Baylee 

Austin, a senior cheerleader 

Winter sports > 8 

Submitted 

Elizabeth Frascoia 

WOODSTOCK HS 

ALUMNI TO LEAD GIV 

Elizabeth Frascoi is 

named the fifth executive 

director of the 

Governors Institute 

of Vermont. She is an 

alumni of Woodstock 

Union MS/HS. 

Page 4 

Ski patrol, law enforcement, firefighters 

prioritized for Covid vaccination 

By Emma Cotton and Katie Jickling/VTDigger 

Ski patrols count as health care workers. 

The state is currently distributing the Covid-19 vaccine to “health care workers likely to be 

exposed/treat Covid-19 patients” and “long-term care facility residents and staff who have 

patient contact,” as part of group 1a, according to state guidelines. 

But who qualifies under that definition has evolved, sparking questions and controversy. 

A policy change last week has allowed police and firefighters to be considered part 

of this high-priority group, and law enforcement officers have started to receive messages 

from the state about scheduling vaccinations for sworn officers. 

Since Dec. 15, the state has been vaccinating health care workers and Vermonters 

living and working in elder care facilities. As of Friday, Jan. 8, about 21,000 people received 

the first dose; the remaining 40,000 health care workers are expected to receive 

their first shot by the end of January. 

Though officials say outbreaks haven’t been traced back to ski areas, cases of Covid-19 have 

recently increased in some towns with ski areas, and residents of those towns have reported 

that out-of-state travelers aren’t always adhering to the state’s quarantine guidelines. 

Patrol > 9 

Police investigate 

deadly crash 

On Monday, Jan. 11 at 6:40 p.m., troopers from the 

Vermont State Police – Rutland Barracks responded to a 

two-car head-on collision on Route 4 in Mendon. 

Preliminary investigation revealed Thomas Yuri 

Savransky, 23, of New York, New York, was traveling westbound 

on Route 4 in a GMC Yukon, when he crossed the 

center line and crashed head on into a Chevy Silverado 

driven by Tyler Whille, 33, of Killington. 

Savranski was transported to Rutland Regional Medical 

Center (RRMC) where he later succumbed to his injuries. 

His passenger, Tiger Chen, 26, also of New York, New York, 

was transported to RRMC for non-life-threatening injuries. 

Whille was transported to Rutland Regional Medical 

Center before ultimately being transported to UVM Medical 

Center, for life threatening injuries. 

This incident remains under investigation.

2 • LOCAL NEWS 

The Mountain Times • Jan. 13-19, 2021 

Mark Stockton takes the lead as new chair of Project VISION 

By Emma Cotton/VTDigger 

December’s Project VISION monthly meeting marked 

the last for Joe Kraus, who has chaired the organization 

since its inception in 2013. 

Mark Stockton, CEO and founder of Stockton Security, 

has succeeded Kraus in leading the coalition. 

Project VISION was born out of concern about the 

opioid crisis, which hit Rutland particularly hard in 

2012. Residents came together, expressing outrage 

and sorrow, after a driver high on drugs hit and killed 

a 17-year-old girl. The organization has been credited 

with making a measurable difference in the city, and it 

has continued to expand, helping to reform neighborhoods 

and lower crime statistics. 

After serving in the Air Force, Stockton moved to 

Rutland in 1982 from Pittsfield, Mass., and worked as 

a security officer before starting Stockton Security. 

He’s been an active member of Project VISION since 

its early days. 

We asked Stockton some questions about his background 

and why Project VISION is so important to the 

city and community today. 

Q&A with Mark Stockton 

VTDigger (VTD): You grew up in Massachusetts. How 

did you come to find yourself in Rutland? 

Mark Stockton (MS): In high school, in Pittsfield, 

Mass., we came up here for a field trip to go cross-country 

skiing. After high school, I stayed in Pittsfield, but I 

would pop up in the summer. And then we had the [military] 

draft. I didn’t want to go in the Army, so I enlisted in 

the Air Force. Then, I came back to Pittsfield, and I took 

the civil service exam, and I became a firefighter. 

Fast-forward, I just needed a change. So I said, ‘What 

about Rutland?’ I moved up here in ’82. I worked for a 

couple of big construction companies here. And I met 

my lovely wife. When we first met, she probably thought 

I was the biggest idiot on two feet, but here we are, 38 

Submitted 

Mark Stockton, right, Project VISION’s new leader, stands alongside executive director Matt Prouty at the organization’s 

center in the Rutland Police Department. 

years later. We have three children, all grown. 

I think it was just a lifestyle for me at the time. I found 

it to be a little more relaxed, going from a larger community. 

Something catches your eye, you’re not quite 

sure what it is. And look, it’s not a utopia, but at the same 

time, I think it’s a place where you can grow. 

VTD: How did Stockton Security come to be? 

MS: I like to walk around, to meet and greet people. 

During the summer, you go downtown on Center 

Street, and it’s booming. There was another security 

company in town, and someone looked out the window 

and asked, ‘Who’s that?’ Somebody knew who I 

was, and they asked if I would be interested in becoming 

a security officer. 

So I started working for this company for a while, and 

I did an exploratory to see what it would encompass to 

be a security agency. You have to show you’ve completed 

3,000 hours of security and investigative work. 

Step by step, little by little, we started the agency. We 

started our business with $1,000, that’s it. Here we are, 21 

years this April, and Stockton Security is self-sufficient. 

We put everything back in. That’s why we keep the employees 

that we have. Half-dozen or more have gone on 

to the police department, and we had two that went on 

to U.S. Border Patrol. 

One of our clients is the downtown plaza. We have government 

contracts; we have ski areas, like Okemo. We have 

private clients. We have a variety of different places around 

Rutland, and we’re licensed for the whole state of Vermont. 

Stockton > 14

The Mountain Times • Jan. 13-19, 2021 LOCAL NEWS • 3 

Submitted 

Chris Ettori announces candidacy for city mayor, Jan. 7. 

Ettori officially 

announces candidacy, 

platform for mayor 

On Thursday, Jan. 7 in Center Street Marketplace in 

Downtown Rutland, Chris Ettori officially announced 

his campaign and platform for mayor. 

Ettori is focusing his campaign on providing active 

and inclusive leadership, creating opportunities for 

economic development, and building community 

connections. As an active community member and 

current three-term alderman, Ettori acutely understands 

the current challenges and opportunities for 

the community. 

“Covid-19 has certainly changed the economic and 

social landscape for all of us,” Ettori said. “We need to 

continue to work together to keep each other safe and 

healthy but we also need to be prepared to act as Covid 

Ettori > 15 

'Mama T' and crew cook up 

meals for departing soldiers 

By Brooke Geery 

Rutland extends Covid-19 leave for city workers 

By Brett Yates 

Days after Congress allowed a 

national paid sick leave mandate 

for private- and public-sector 

workers affected by Covid-19 to 

expire, Rutland City’s Board of 

Aldermen approved new rules 

ensuring continued coverage 

for local municipal employees 

through at least March 31. Further 

extensions may occur, depending 

on “how everything is going” 

with the pandemic, according to 

City Attorney Matt Bloomer, who 

presented the policy at a Jan. 4 

meeting. 

In March 2020, President 

Trump signed the Families 

First Coronavirus Response Act 

(FFCRA), which forced mediumsized 

companies and local 

governments to supplement 

employees’ preexisting sick leave 

with two additional weeks of compensated 

time off for coronavirusrelated 

absences. After reviewing 

public health guidance from the 

CDC and the state of Vermont, 

Rutland City officials used their 

own discretion to administer the 

federal policy with broadened 

eligibility criteria that 

allowed municipal 

workers to quarantine 

even after secondhand 

exposures. 

On Dec. 31, the FF- 

CRA expired, following 

an act of Congress that 

renewed its associated 

tax credits for businesses 

that continue voluntarily to 

offer paid Covid-19 leave for the 

first three months of 2021. With 

the disappearance of the federal 

mandate, Bloomer worked to 

codify Rutland’s self-imposed 

extension of the emergency paid 

leave program with the support 

The Vermont National Guard 

is in the midst of its largest 

foreign deployment in 10 years. 

On Sunday, Jan. 10, members 

of the guard shipped out with 

bellies full of Texas-style BBQ 

lovingly crafted by Theresa 

House and her crew at Mama 

T’s Country Kitchen in Rutland. 

House and the crew cooked 

up 424 meals between Jan. 8 

and 9, an effort which required 

all hands on deck. Employees 

came in on their day off to 

ensure they were able to make 

enough food. 

“I love and respect the military 

and want to be of service to 

those who serve our country,” 

House said, explaining her 

motivation. 

The meals were not provided 

entirely for free, but were 

sold at a large discount. Such a 

venture is not surprising from 

the crew, which got its start 

cooking food for for the Incident 

Command Center (ICC) 

in Rutland as it worked to 

repair the damage caused by 

Tropical Storm Irene in 2011. 

The popularity of their food 

and joy of helping people led to 

House's opening a permanent 

location in Rutland, currently 

at the Mobil station on Route 4 

east, at the bottom of the Sherburne 

Pass. “My husband was 

in BBQ competitions down in 

Texas, he taught me everything 

he knows, and ‘God does the 

rest,’” House said. 

The program discourages 

employees from showing up 

to work with the virus, which, 

if spread, might shut down 

essential government operations. 

Theresa "Mama T" House 

of Mayor David Allaire. 

Under the city’s rules, municipal 

workers can stay home 

without penalty for 10 business 

days when experiencing flu-like 

symptoms, caring for a child during 

a school closure or for a loved 

one stricken by coronavirus, or 

waiting for test results after a (generously 

defined) “close contact.” 

The program does not grant a new 

term of paid time off to workers 

who already used their Covid-19 

leave in 2020; those facing a second 

bout of coronavirus-related 

difficulties will have to use their 

standard sick leave and vacation 

time before entering a state of 

“negative accrual,” if necessary. 

The policy lays out self-reporting 

guidelines for potentially 

infected employees 

and proposes “flexible 

work arrangements” 

where telecommuting is 

viable. Last year, the city 

reached an agreement 

with Rutland Regional 

Hospital to provide 

testing for municipal 

workers and advice on when they 

might return safely to their jobs. 

Even under the FFCRA, 

municipal governments received 

no federal reimbursement for 

paying out Covid-19 leave. But in 

Bloomer’s telling, Mayor Allaire 

and Human Resources Director 

Submitted 

Jody Breault “thought it would be 

wise” to preserve the program, 

which discourages employees 

from showing up to work with 

the virus, which, if spread, might 

shut down essential government 

operations. 

Stressing the value of prompt 

implementation, Bloomer delivered 

a draft of the leave extension 

to the Board of Aldermen only 

hours before its biweekly meeting, 

without any prior negotiation 

with the municipal workers’ 

unions. After some debate, the 

legislators voted unanimously in 

the policy’s favor, albeit with the 

provision, suggested by Alderman 

Sam Gorruso, that Bloomer 

add a disclaimer “holding the city 

harmless” in case a coronavirus 

outbreak should occur among its 

workforce in spite of the recommended 

precautions.

4 • LOCAL NEWS 


Sharon Academy installs 

new solar panels 

Driving past The Sharon Academy High School, folks 

will notice a change: Integrity Energy of Bethel has 

installed 48 solar panels on the south-facing slope above 

the driveway. The Sharon Academy (TSA) expects that 

these new solar panels will provide approximately 40% 

of the high school’s annual energy usage. 

“This project is a win-win,” explained Mary Newman, 

head of school at TSA. “We are lowering our energy costs, 

reducing our carbon footprint, and at the same time, we 

are participating in developing a real-life project that will 

generate ongoing learning opportunities for our students.” 

John Roe, TSA’s board chair, added “We plan on adding 

more capacity over time by adding panels on the 

gym roof as we move to further decrease our carbon 

footprint.” 

Pittsford stormwater 

system design finalized 

The Rutland Regional Planning Commission (RRPC) 

in partnership with Enman Kesselring Consulting Engineers 

recently announced the final design of a stormwater 

runoff retention system in Pittsford. The goal of 

the project was to design a system to capture, treat, and 

infiltrate stormwater runoff from the drainage area that 

includes the Lothrop School, associated parking lots, portions 

of Pleasant Street, and the southern half of the fire 

station property, a drainage area of about seven acres. 

Stormwater from this area is currently discharged 

under Mechanic Street to the Sugar Hollow Brook. 

For most storms, the proposed design will divert 

stormwater to a bioretention system. 

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Once a student, Elizabeth Frascoia is now the executive director of GIV 

The Governor’s Institutes of Vermont 

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Frascoia as its new executive 

director. This is the first time that a 

graduate of the Institutes has taken 

this leadership role, and she is only 

the fifth executive director in GIV’s 

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Frascoia participated as a student 

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she attended Woodstock Union 

High School, and later spent many 

summers on staff. Most recently, she 

led the Governor’s Institute on the 

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Frascoia also brings some unusual 

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Submitted 

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The Mountain Times • Jan. 13-19, 2021 STATE NEWS • 5 

By Rep. Jim 

Harrison 

Last Wednesday, Jan. 6, we saw a 

sharp contrast between legislative 

life in Vermont and in the Congress 

in Washington, 

D.C. 

This contrast 

couldn’t have 

been more 

stark — one: 

unusually 

quiet, orderly 

and historic 

but subdued, 

By Sen. Alison 

Clarkson 

and the 

other: noisy, 

chaotic and 

shockingly 

violent. One affirming and one rocking 

our firm faith in the sanctity of 

our democratic process. 

In Vermont, the Legislature gathered 

in a hybrid of in-person and 

Zoom attendance to be sworn in for 

a new biennium of public service. 

I was one of 19 senators who went 

up to the State House in Montpelier 

to be sworn in live in the Senate 

chamber. Our other 11 colleagues 

attended remotely and we could see 

An untraditional start 

On Jan. 6, the Vermont Legislature convened for the 

start of the 2021-22 biennium. Normally the first week has 

its share of tradition, as well as some pomp and circumstance, 

with the swearing in of 

all 180 lawmakers along with the 

State’s constitutional officers and 

the Governor’s Inaugural address, 

which are all done in Montpelier. 

The State House is filled with families, 

friends, guests, past governors 

and more. There is often a school 

or choral group singing “Our Green 

Mountains.” 

Not in 2021. 

This year, most of the events 

were virtual, much like how the 

legislative session ended last year. 

Governor Scott gave a brief speech via Zoom to a joint 

session (House and Senate) of the Legislature on Thursday 

afternoon and chose to give his expanded speech to a television 

audience Thursday evening. Legislators met their 

new committee colleagues and began their work online. 

As a footnote to the swearing in of the state’s top two 

office holders, both oaths were administered by Chittenden 

residents: Vermont Chief Justice Paul Reiber 

for Governor Scott and Federal Judge Peter Hall for Lt 

Governor Molly Gray. 

In his speech Thursday, the governor, while complimenting 

Vermonters on their collective efforts with the 

state’s response to the pandemic, called for unity in tackling 

the recovery and the challenges ahead. He highlighted 

investments in public health, economic relief, housing, 

and more over the course of the pandemic. He asked the 

Legislature to collaborate with his administration and build 

on that progress to address disparities in education and 

childcare, promote economic opportunity and job growth, 

and make Vermont more affordable for working families. 

And while Scott supports investment in childcare, he 

ruled out any new payroll taxes for such efforts. 

Other items of note: 

• Supporting downtowns of all sizes through Tax 

Increment Financing (TIF) districts; 

• Creating a more flexible education system from 

“cradle to career;” 

• The need for increasing the number of taxpayers 

while not increasing taxes; 

• Reducing the cost of unemployment insurance to 

employers without negatively impacting benefits to 

those unemployed; 

• Supporting employers through renewed business 

grants for those businesses that have been detrimentally 

impacted by Covid. 

More details on the governor’s priorities will be forthcoming 

in the administration’s budget proposal on Jan. 26. 

The Legislature’s first week, however, was overshadowed 

by the events in Washington where, as you know, a 

mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building 

to disrupt the certification of the November election. 

Following a statement of strong condemnation by the 

governor and a push for Trump to resign or be removed, 

the Legislature approved a resolution with essentially the 

same message. 

In just over a week, former vice president, Joe Biden, 

will become President. It is time, in my view, to move 

ahead and find ways to unite the country. Perhaps Vice 

President Pence and President-Elect Biden should meet 

and send that message together. 

In the “be careful what you say” category, last May in 

announcing my candidacy for re-election, I stated that I 

would not shy away from the choices we will need to make 

as a state given the many uncertainties of the pandemic. 

Little did I know that our new House Speaker, Jill Krowinski, 

would appoint me to the influential House Appropriations 

Committee. 

The committee of 11 returning members (seven Democrat, 

four Republican), is charged with crafting the House 

version of the state budget, generally using the governor’s 

Harrison > 6 

Stark contrasts between legislative 

life in Vermont and D.C. 

For the first 

time in Vermont 

history, the 

legislative 

leadership is 

entirely female. 

them up on the big screens in the 

chamber. 

When we take this oath of office – 

all of us swear to uphold and defend 

the constitutions of both of our state 

and of our country. 

For the first time in my legislative 

life, the State House was practically 

empty on this normally exciting first 

day of a new biennium. It is usually 

a crush of families and friends 

coming to celebrate their loved ones 

being sworn in, and 

to experience the 

moderate pomp 

and circumstance of 

the launch of a new 

biennium. 

Despite the 

fact that few were 

physically present 

in Montpelier, 

there was a palpable 

sense of the historic nature of this 

new biennium. Not only were most 

members of the general assembly 

sworn in remotely, via Zoom, but 

for the first time in Vermont history, 

the legislative leadership is entirely 

female: Speaker of the House, 

President pro tempore of the Senate 

and the majority leader in both the 

House and the Senate. In addition, 

the new Lt. Governor is female. I am 

delighted to have been elected the 

Senate majority leader – and am 

excited to see what this leadership 

team will accomplish. 

While the federal legislature was 

sworn in on Jan. 3, both the state and 

federal Legislatures had one job in 

common on Jan. 6. 

Both bodies had to 

begin the process of 

certifying the votes of 

the general election. 

Vermont’s canvassing 

committee 

— made up of House 

and Senate members 

— was appointed 

in the morning and 

met with the secretary of state, and 

his election team, that afternoon. 

After reviewing the vote cast and tallied 

for each state wide official: governor, 

lieutenant governor, secretary 

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Harrison: A new session and a new role for state representative 

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proposal as a starting point. Additionally, 

House rules generally require that the proposals submitted. And the next 

there is never enough money to fill all 

all pieces of legislation that include budget could be especially tough given 

spending money 

and are advanced 

by other committees, 

make a stop 

in appropriations 

before headed to a 

vote by the full House. 

While I am honored to be selected 

for this assignment, it comes with the 

challenge of many tough choices, as 

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Both oaths were 

administered by 

Chittenden residents. 

reduced revenues overall. 

The word “no” may 

need to become more 

common a response. 

Jim Harrison is the 

state representative for 

Bridgewater, Chittenden, Killington and 

Mendon. He can be reached at: JHarrison@leg.state.vt.us 

or facebook.com/ 

harrisonforvermont. 

Clarkson: Vermont and Washington D.C. experiences differ greatly 

from page 5 

of state, treasurer, auditor, ate was delayed for many resolution, our tri-partisan 

and attorney general, the hours by this unprecedented 

Legislature voted, with only 

committee voted to accept 

breach of the a few dissenting voices, 

the elections report Capitol building. Both the to support the values and 

from the secretary of state Congress and the Vermont ideals which anchor our 

and to recommend to the Legislature managed to democratic foundation. 

joint assembly the following 

finally certify the vote on [See text of resolution in 

day that we accept Jan. 7 – one just before adjoining sidebar.] 

the report and certify the 4 a.m., after an angry, 

The contrasts were stark. 

vote. Thursday morning, chaotic day and the other Our Vermont legislative 

the joint assembly voted, at about 10:30 a.m. after a work didn’t make headlines, 

in a tri-partisan fashion, straightforward presentation 

but it managed to 

to accept the report and 

and vote. 

affirm ‘business as usual.’ 

certify that vote. 

The first order of business 

In this extraordinary year, 

By contrast, the congressional 

in the Vermont Senate ‘business as usual’ provides 

effort to certify was to pass a joint resolution 

both relief and hope. 

the vote of the Electoral 

which condemned Alison Clarkson is a 

College was interrupted by the violent storming of the state senator from Windsor 

a terrifying mob storming U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 County. She can be reached 

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of the House and the Sen- 

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Vermont leaders pass joint resolution 

condemning riot in D.C. 130-16 

On Jan. 8 the Vermont 

House of Representatives 

voted 130-16 in favor of a 

resolution to condemn the 

storming of the U.S. Capitol 

on Jan. 6, 2021. The 

bill enjoyed tri-partisan 

support. 

According to a release 

from the Vermont 

Democratic Party, “130 

Democratic, Republican, 

and Progressive House 

members voted in favor of 

the resolution in condemning 

the storming of 

the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 

2021 as an attack on democracy, 

acknowledging 

Donald Trump’s inciting of 

yesterday’s violence, and 

calling for President Donald 

Trump to resign or be 

removed from office by his 

Cabinet or by the United 

States Congress." 

However, the release 

continues, “16 Vermont 

House Republicans sided 

with Donald Trump and 

his army of traitors today, 

and we believe that they 

should be held accountable 

for their actions. They 

failed to decry Trump’s call 

for violence and his own 

failure to condemn the 

acts of insurrection that 

occurred yesterday." 

Due to quirks of the 

Joint resolution (J.R.H. 1) 

Whereas, on January 6, 2021, President Donald J. Trump addressed thousands 

of supporters, urging them to go to the U.S. Capitol in support of his false claim 

that he won the 2020 presidential election, and 

Whereas, the President’s supporters marched to the Capitol and violently 

stormed the building, attacking police officers, ransacking offices, terrorizing the 

members of Congress, and forcing the stoppage of the certification of Presidentelect 

Biden’s electoral victory, and four people died as a result of the violence, and 

Whereas, the actions of this mob were not just criminal and lawless, they 

constituted a direct attack upon our democracy, and 

Whereas, this attack was instigated by President Donald Trump, who is attempting 

to overturn the results of a fair and free election that he lost in order 

to keep himself in power, and 

Whereas, Governor Phil Scott forcefully stated that “The fabric of our democracy 

and the principles of our republic are under attack by the President” and called 

for President Trump to resign or be removed from office, now therefore be it 

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives: That the General 

Assembly condemns the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 as an 

attack on democracy, and be it further Resolved: That the General Assembly 

calls for President Donald J. Trump to resign or to be removed from office by his 

Cabinet or by the Congress, and be it further 

Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution 

to President Donald J. Trump, Vice President Michael Pence, and the 

Vermont Congressional Delegation. 

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legislative process, the 

identity of the dissenters 

is a bit of a mystery as 

lawmakers simply say ‘yea’ 

or ‘nay’ in unison to signify 

their support or opposition 

to a bill. 

What is clear is that 29 

members of the House 

did not co-sponsor the 

resolution— 26 Republicans, 

two independents 

and one Democrat, Kristi 

Morris of Springfield. 

But nine of those members 

still supported the 

resolution on the House 

floor. 

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The Samsung Mega E2 battery packs which will provide back up power to the Vermont State House, a national first. 

Vermont’s statehouse is first in nation with 

groundbreaking battery backup power 

Vermont businesses team with state to save Vermonters money and cut carbon 

Vermont’s Statehouse is first in the 

nation to have clean backup power 

stored in batteries —using a GMP 

program to help lower costs for all Vermonters. 

State officials, and leaders 

from Northern Reliability, Dynapower, 

Virtual Peaker and Green Mountain 

Power (GMP) were joined by state officials 

and legislative leaders to make 

the announcement Jan. 5 during a 

virtual news conference. 

Governor Phil Scott praised the 

project in a video comment shared at 

the event. “With‘out of the box’ thinking, 

common sense and collaboration, 

we can address tough issues 

like climate change and do our part 

to reduce carbon emissions without 

hurting the economy. I know many 

think clean energy must be more 

expensive, but the work done today 

shows not only can we reduce carbon 

emissions, but if we are strategic, we 

can also save money in the process,” 

Gov. Scott said. 

The Statehouse 

battery project is 

expected to save 

Vermont taxpayers 

$44,000 and GMP 

customers an additional 

$18,000 over 

10 years while also supplying clean 

backup power. The batteries are projected 

to reduce carbon emissions by 

6,388 pounds per year, the equivalent 

of not using 326 gallons of gasoline. 

“BGS is excited to be a part of 

this ambitious effort,” said Acting 

Commissioner Jennifer M.V. Fitch, 

P.E. “We hope that this project will 

become a model for energy management 

strategies and backup power 

systems in public buildings, and for 

the public-private partnerships that 

make them work.” 

The batteries are part of GMP’s 

first-in-the-nation Bring Your Own 

Device (BYOD) for Business program – 

which provides financial incentives to 

businesses that install batteries and 

share some of that back up energy. 

GMP uses that stored power during 

energy peaks, when power is costliest 

and dirtiest. 

“It is great to see the results of 

this collaboration to reduce carbon 

emissions. Vermont is leading the way 

and this project shows how we can 

all make a difference,” said Rep. Alice 

Emmons, D-Springfield, whose committee 

helped facilitate the project. 

The Samsung Mega E2 batteries 

were installed in the basement of 

the State House where a failing fossil 

fueled generator from the 1960s once 

was. The 250 kWh of battery power 

came online this fall, and now backs 

up more critical systems for the historic 

building, including the elevator. 

Northern Reliability procured 

and built the battery system for the 

The statehouse battery project is expected to 

save Vermont taxpayers $44,000 and ... reduce 

carbon emissions by 6,388 pounds per year, the 

equivalent of not using 326 gallons of gasoline. 

state. “It’s incredibly impressive 

that leadership in our state government 

is forward-thinking enough to 

replace their fossil fuel redundancy 

with an Energy Storage System. 

Its ability to fulfill their backup 

needs and be used by GMP for peak 

avoidance is just one of many ways 

that Governor Scott and our state 

leaders are doing their part not only 

to reduce our carbon footprint but 

also to work with our utilities to reduce 

the cost of power,” said Jay Bellows, 

CEO of Northern Reliability. 

Adam Knudsen, CEO of Dynapower 

in South Burlington, 

which supplied the inverter for the 

project, said: "This is a perfect example 

of world class Vermont organizations 

coming together to help 

tackle climate issues here at home 

and lead the nation. Energy storage 

presents an incredible opportunity 

for Vermont to leverage its in 

state technical talent to reduce our 

greenhouse gas emissions and grow 

jobs here in Vermont — a win-win 

for the state.” 

Energy storage is an important 

way to provide resiliency, manage 

the grid cost effectively, and the 

flexibility of batteries means the 

potential for even more benefits for 

customers in the future. 

“At GMP we are about working 

together to deliver solutions and this 

project is a great example of what can 

be done. It will save all Vermonters, 

including GMP customers money 

while adding to GMP’s network of 

stored energy. That 

network reduced 

more than $3 million 

in costs for 

customers last year. 

We can do this with 

more Vermont businesses 

to help them 

save,” said Mari McClure, GMP’s 

president and CEO. 

Batteries work like generators – 

without the fossil fuels. They switch 

on seamlessly if there is an outage. 

State Curator David Schultz noted 

that the energy profile of the State 

House has been in a constant state of 

evolution, “The building itself dates 

to the mid-19th century, when its 

chandeliers were illuminated with 

coal-fired gas. Electricity was finally 

installed in 1898, and now, over 120 

years later, there is an unprecedented 

reliance on power and technology to 

do the people’s business.” 

VSP officer suspended 

for D.C. riot involvement 

On Jan. 7, the Vermont State Police (VSP) received a 

report of personal, off duty, social media posts by Lucas Hall 

of the Shaftsbury barracks. The posts appear to support the 

criminal insurgency that occurred Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol 

and to advocate for such insurgency to continue. 

“God Bless America!!!!” Luke Hall, allegedly posted to 

Facebook on Wednesday. “Cheers to the great Patriots in 

Washington DC. The time has come… Let’s gooooo!!!” 

A commenter replied, “there are going to be riots,” 

with an emoticon of a sad face, to which Hall responded, 

“it might be war… We are beginning to see 

good, law-abiding citizens stand against a corrupted 

Government.” 

Hall’s account appears to have been deactivated as of 

Thursday morning. 

VSP responded with the following statement: "While 

we recognize the rights of all people including sworn law 

enforcement officers to express their views, advocating 

for the overthrow of the constitutionally defined democratic 

election process by force or violence violates our 

oath of office to uphold the Constitution." 

“After being initially briefed by Colonel Birmingham, 

I immediately opened an internal investigation and 

suspended Hall without pay while we swiftly explored 

what further lawful personnel actions were immediately 

available. We anticipate that our internal investigation 

will be completed within a few days and will update the 

public as soon as possible,” Public Safety Commissioner 

Michael Schirling added. 

Schirling continued. “It is important to state in the 

strongest terms that these posts are in no way reflective 

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State predicts average daily Covid case 

count to double by end of month 

By Polly Mikula 

As the contagious effect that the Christmas and New Year's holidays have had on the spread of Covid-19 in Vermont 

becomes better known, the state's prognosis for the coming month worsens. Just last week the plateau in cases 

was predicted to max out at around 200 cases per day — now it's 300. That's double the current average. To put the 

increased risk in perspective Commissioner Michael Pieciak noted that Vermont had 871 new cases over five months 

(May-Sept.) and now in just the past five days (Jan. 7-11), the state has gained 888 new cases. Yet Vermont is still the 

safest state in the union with just 1 in 70 having been infected, according to the New York Times, Jan. 11. Across the USA 

the raito is 1 in 15. Rutland and Windsor counties fare even better with 1 in 101 and 1 in 95, respectively. 

Winter sports: Some low/no contact sports can practice but no competitions leave athletes in limbo 

> 

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at Rutland, said the lack of stunting 

“makes us look more like a gymnastics 

team, which is upsetting. It takes away 

the main part of cheerleading.” 

Still, Austin said practicing gives 

her the chance to see teammates she 

hasn’t seen this year. “You get into a 

routine instead of being at home all 

the time,” Austin said. 

Gauvin still expects the team to be 

successful by focusing on tumbling 

routines. She said she plans to use 

recorded cheers in music. 

“Every team is going to have their 

struggles,” Gauvin said. 

This will be the second year in a row 

Covid-19 has impacted winter sports. 

Kim Peters, the superintendent 

of the Rutland Recreation and Parks 

Dept., said the pandemic has made it 

difficult to plan sports schedules. She’s 

navigated unusual scheduling only to 

have her plans canceled three times 

since the pandemic started. 

Basketball clinics at Rutland Rec 

had a brief start this season before the 

governor announced all winter sports 

practices needed to stop a week later. 

Basketball clinics resumed last week. 

“There are so many unknowns,” 

Peters said. 

Peters said she was disappointed by 

the governor’s announcement not to 

sanction wrestling. Last year, Ruland 

Rec’s youth wrestling team made it 

to its first tournament in Springfield 

before it was shut down. 

“It was extremely disappointing for 

kids,” Peters said. “Wrestling is not an 

expensive sport, it’s great for kids that 

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don’t fit into a team.” 

Rutland Rec has 60 students in 

grades K-4 who participate in the 

wrestling program. Peters hoped 

the program would feed high school 

programs, which have seen a decline 

in athletes. 

“We were working toward that,” 

Peters said. “It’s a huge bummer. You 

look around at other states and they 

are allowing 

wrestling.” 

Peters said 

Rutland Rec 

may offer summer 

wrestling 

programs. 

“We’re hesitant 

about offering too much right now,” 

Peters said. “Right now, the athletes — 

both youth and high school — we’re 

just waiting. It’s such a waiting game.” 

Sam Worthing, a senior at Fair Haven 

Union High School, who won the 

132-pound wrestling state championship 

last year, was disappointed not 

to be able to practice his sport his last 

year of high school. 

“Wrestling is a very high-contact 

sport,” Worthing acknowledged. 

“But I believe there should at least be 

practices.” 

Fair Haven wrestling coach Scott 

Shaddock said he’s sending his athletes 

videos to keep them active with 

online instruction. 

“I’m not happy about it at all,” 

Shaddock said of the orders. 

Shaddock also mentioned that 

wrestling teams were practicing in 

“A two-time state 

champion is better than a 

one-time state champion,” 

Shaddock said. 

nearby states. Shaddock noted Worthing 

specifically and was concerned 

how he’d be recruited to colleges without 

the potential of earning a second 

state title this year. 

“A two-time state champion is better 

than a one-time state champion,” 

Shadduck said. 

Like other teams, Shaddock’s 

unsure what the rest of the season 

will look like. 

“The biggest 

problem we’re 

having is lack 

of communication,” 

he 

said. 

Shaddock 

said wrestling is low contact compared 

to other sports, which can have 

multiple people in a field or on a court. 

“When you get on the mat, it’s you and 

one other person,” he said. 

Shaddock said he might petition to 

hold wrestling in the spring. 

“We’re just hoping this doesn’t hurt 

our sport,” he said. 

Rutland High School Athletic Director 

Mike Norman said he’s used to 

the changes. “We’ve been at this for a 

while, everyday is a new day,” he said. 

Norman, who also coaches football, 

said the pandemic has made him 

reflect on the fundamentals of sports 

and the reasons to participate simply 

for love of the game. 

“Having something is better than 

nothing,” Norman said. “I think [students] 

are just happy to practice with 

their friends.”


PPP reopened Jan. 11 

The U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the Treasury Department, 

announced Jan. 8 that the Paycheck Protection Program will re-open the week 

of Jan. 11 for new borrowers and certain existing PPP borrowers. 

To promote access to capital, initially only community financial institutions will be 

able to make First Draw PPP Loans on Monday, Jan. 11, and Second Draw PPP Loans 

on Wednesday, Jan. 13. The PPP will open to all participating lenders shortly thereafter. 

Updated PPP guidance outlining program changes to enhance its effectiveness 

and accessibility was released on Jan. 6 in accordance with the Economic Aid to Hard- 

Hit Small Businesses, Non-Profits, and Venues Act. 

This round of the PPP continues to prioritize millions of Americans employed by 

small businesses by authorizing up to $284 billion toward job retention and certain 

other expenses through March 31, 2021, and by allowing certain existing PPP borrowers 

to apply for a Second Draw PPP Loan. 

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Ski patrols are among the first to get vaccinated along with other health workers. 

> 

Patrol: Vermont has prioritized ski patrol in vaccine distribution 

from page 1 

Some residents have accused the state of using a limited vaccine supply to keep ski 

resorts open and economically viable rather than prioritizing public safety. 

The National Education Association Vermont Champter issued a statement Friday 

morning detailing its frustrations, saying: “The state’s largest union is seeking clarity 

about the state’s vaccination priorities now that members of ski patrols are being vaccinated 

ahead of in-school educators and other front-line workers." 

The state maintains the choice to include patrols does, in fact, prioritize public safety. 

“They still fit the category of being a first responder who’s directly in contact with a human 

being who is often in a vulnerable situation, and for a long time, because of the nature 

of the work they do,” said Mark Levine, commissioner of the Vermont Dept. of Health. 

Many in charge of distributing vaccines agree that, given the fact that mountains are 

open, it’s important for patrollers who 

have extended contact with patients 

to be protected. Hospital representatives 

also say many ski patrols also 

serve with emergency medical services 

(EMS), and that their top priority rests 

RRMC has been vaccinating 

ski patrollers from Killington. 

mainly with vaccinating as many qualified people as possible with the available supply. 

Gerianne Smart, spokesperson with Rutland Regional Medical Center (RRMC), said the 

hospital has been vaccinating ski patrollers from Killington. 

“We have vaccinated them because they deal with patients and people who are injured,” 

she said. “These are people, a lot of times, from out of state, and then they would end up 

coming to the hospital. So there’s a lot involved.” 

Killington Fire and Rescue Chief Gary Roth confirmed that EMS workers in Killington 

have already been vaccinated, and Rutland City Police Chief Brian Kilcullen said the department 

is now working with the state to organize vaccinations for officers. 

“Just yesterday, we received notice that first responders who have some responsibility in 

caring for or transporting those who require medical attention are in the mix for the vaccination,” 

Kilcullen said. “We’re in the process of compiling our roster to send it to the state.” 

Kilcullen, a member of the National Ski Patrol, said he understands why patrols fit under 

the definition of health care workers, and also understands why police officers should get 

the vaccine because of their contact with the community, including patients. 

“Ski patrol are called to respond to assist with the care or transport of injured persons, as 

are police officers,” he said. “I see the merits for both groups.” 

Updated vaccine prioritization 

On Tuesday, Jan. 5, the Vaccine Implementation Advisory Committee released its 

updated guidance on who will be prioritized for a vaccine, adding details to the plan previously 

outlined by the Dept. of Health. More details will be provided Friday, Jan. 18. 

Under the plan, the state will prioritize Vermonters age 75 or older, followed by people 

age 65-74, and residents age 40-64 with underlying health conditions. 

Next in line will be frontline essential workers — the employees in regular contact 

with the public who are unable to work remotely or to social distance. 

In the third group, the state will prioritize people of color, and people with limited 

English proficiency, as well as other frontline workers, high-risk Vermonters between 

age 16 and 39 and residents and staff in group homes. 

The vaccine advisory group noted that the guidance is not binding and will require 

flexibility as the number of doses shift and scientific research advances. “This is the largest 

vaccine effort ever undertaken,” the group wrote. 

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Opinion 

10 • The Mountain Times • Jan. 13-19, 2021 

GUEST EDITORIAL 

Domestic 

terrorism 

in the Capitol 

By Haviland Smith 

Editor’s note: Haviland Smith is a retired CIA operations 

officer who was the CIA’s first chief of counterterrorism. 

Since his retirement in 1980, he has lived in Vermont. 

It is a fact that the best, noblest political movements 

often attract the worst kind of violent participants. 

These people barge in and commit the kinds of violent 

acts that ultimately change the focus of a previously 

benign movement 

to violent terrorist 

activities. These 

are viewed quite 

differently and are 

generally punished 

more severely than 

normal criminal 

activities. 

That is what we 

are seeing today in 

Terrorism is the use 

of fear (terror) and 

acts of violence to 

intimidate societies, 

governments or 

ideologies. 

the United States. Whether you agree with their goals or 

not, the vast majority of Trump supporters are non-violent 

Americans who seek basic changes in American life. 

They plan to reach their goals by supporting Trump. Right 

now, that means demonstrating peacefully on his behalf 

and agreeing with and backing his claims of fraud in the 

2020 presidential election which he lost to Joe Biden. 

The other part of this picture is the violent one. There 

is unquestionably a smaller group or groups who, for 

whatever reasons, see these peaceful demonstrations 

as an opportunity to raise havoc, to partake in the only 

form of protest that turns them on – violence. 

What none of these folks seem to realize is that in the 

commission of felonies (entering the U.S. Capitol forcibly, 

etc.) in the pursuit of political goals (the illegal participation 

in maintaining Trump in power) they qualify 

nicely for classification as terrorists. 

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Welcome to World War III 


As soon as a mob of conspiracy-theory-inspired thugs 

breached the gates and began to the climb the steps of the 

Capitol Building on Jan. 6, the finger pointing began. Rightfully, 

many blamed Trump for inciting the coup, which for 

all intents and purposes, was a failure, as all it did was delay 

the inevitable (the certification of Biden as a fairly elected 

president) and actually served to bring both parties closer 

together with many Republicans dropping their claims of 

fraud and jointly condemning the riots. 

But let’s not be duped into scapegoating only Trump for 

this insurgency. Many enablers (including elected representatives) 

over the years are also responsible for selling 

Americans a reality devoid of facts or evidence to support 

all sorts of ludicrous claims. 

Let’s also look a bit deeper and wider: none of this would 

have happened at all if Russia hadn’t meddled in the 2016 

election. Without insidious foreign strategies to spread 

misinformation, which would ultimately lead to the election 

of Donald Trump, we would not be in this position at 

all. Surely, Putin and his pals delighted in watching their 

well-placed-pawn drum up support for the insurgence by 

holding a rally in the morning, and then doing nothing to 

quell the chaos through the day. 

Trump is not actually in charge. He is a useful idiot, a 

pawn, a puppet. While we fixate on how he should or 

WW III > 14 

LETTERS 

Take the 

vaccine! 

Dear Editor, 

Trump says take the 

vaccine. Biden says take 

the vaccine. Scientists say 

take the vaccine. God says 

take the vaccine. Yet many 

of those who work with 

sick people won’t take 

the vaccine because their 

friend Dumbo the flying 

elephant says don’t take 

the vaccine. 

This is a massive failure 

of the churches whose job 

it is to teach people how to 

love their neighbors. This is 

a massive failure of schools 

and universities to teach us 

how vaccines have saved 

the planet many times in 

the past. This is a massive 

failure of government to 

inspire trust in our institutions. 

This is a massive 

failure of the American 

people who have the 

greatest technology at their 

fingertips and won’t use it. 

Don’t tell me you are 

pro-life or pro-abortion 

and won’t take the vaccine. 

Don’t tell me you are 

pro-America, or prounion, 

or pro-business, or 

pro-women, or anti-tax, 

or anti-bullying and won’t 

take the vaccine. You are an 

ignorant hypocrite and a 

part of the problem, not the 

solution. 

Kimball Shinkoskey 

Woods Cross, Utah 

Pardon Trump, 

then ignore him 

Dear Editor, 

If President Biden is 

interested in uniting our 

nation, the best thing he 

can do is to pardon President 

Trump in the first 

week of his presidency. 

Both parties and the press 

would realize that our new 

president will focus on far 

more important issues. 

President 

Trump 

relishes the 

spotlight and 

personal 

attention 

above all. 

As Oscar Wilde noted, 

“There is only one thing 

in the world worse than 

being talked about, and 

that is not being talked 

about.” President Trump 

relishes the spotlight and 

personal attention above 

all. Impeachment or other 

legal proceedings aiming 

to finally “get” Trump 

will once again give him a 

bully pulpit and the attention 

that he so craves. 

By all accounts, 

President Trump is now 

in a dark place of his own 

Pardon > 14 

Sedition Tomatoes Revised by Daryl Cagle, CagleCartoons.com 

Social media 

companies 

impinge on 

human rights 

Dear Editor, 

The United Nations 

Declaration of Human 

Rights consists of 30 rights 

and freedoms that belong 

to every human being. 

In 1948, after the horror 

of World War II and the 

nearly 17 million people 

exterminated by the 

National Socialist Party 

(Nazis), concerned world 

leaders were guided by the 

esteemed formerfirst lady 

and human rights activist 

Eleanor Roosevelt. They 

were determined to codify 

protections for individuals 

on a global level. 

“We stand today at the 

threshold of a great event 

both in the life of the United 

Nations and in the life 

of mankind. This declaration 

may well become the 

international Magna Carta 

for all men everywhere," 

said Mrs. Roosevelt. 

Article 19 of the U.N. 

Declaration states, “Everyone 

has the right to 

freedom of opinion and 

expression; this right includes 

freedom to hold 

opinions without interference 

and to seek, receive 

and impart information 

and ideas through any 

Speech > 12 

Trump and 

fascists 

attempt coup 

in DC, unions 

need to fight! 

Dear Editor, 

On Jan. 6, 2021, thousands 

of neo-fascist Trump 

loyalists converged on 

Washington with the aim 

of forcing the annulment 

of the November election 

(which Democrat Joe 

Biden won by 7 million 

votes). There they were 

met by Donald Trump 

himself who addressed 

the mob, falsely claiming 

that he won, that he would 

never concede defeat, and 

encouraging them to fight 

to keep him in power. 

Meanwhile, inside 

Congress Republican 

representatives and senators 

from the extreme right 

issued formal challenges 

to the Electoral College 

vote (which also spelled 

overwhelming defeat 

for Trump). Like their 

neo-fascist counterparts 

outside the Capital Building, 

these anti-democratic, 

anti-union law makers 

were actively seeking to 

carry out a coup against 

the majority will of the 

American people. 

The Electoral College 

Union call > 12


CAPITOL QUOTES 

• 11 

On the siege at the US Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021... 

FROM FORMER LEADERS 

“The damage to our Capitol is far greater than bricks 

and glass. The very idea that a group of terrorist 

Americans can physically attack our government 

institutions is abhorrent,” 

said former Gov. Madeleine Kunin 

“All I know is that now is a time for true patriotism. Now 

is the time for those who voted for this president to see 

the reality of what they’ve supported — and publicly 

and forcefully rebuke him and the actions of that mob. 

[The riots] left me with so many questions — questions 

about the future, questions about security, extremism, 

propaganda, and more. But there’s one question I just can’t 

shake: What if these rioters had looked like the folks who 

go to Ebenezer Baptist Church every Sunday? What would 

have been different? I think we all know the answer,” 

said former First Lady Michelle Obama 

“Not everyone 

storming the Capitol 

is QAnon, but 

make no mistake: 

this wouldn’t have 

happened without 

QAnon, the politicians 

and partisan media 

figures who cynically 

embraced it, and 

the platforms that 

amplified it for years,” 

said Kevin Roose, a 

New York Times tech 

columnist 

“This is not dissent. It’s disorder. 

It’s chaos. It borders on sedition 

and it must end now,” 

said President-elect Joe Biden 

“Today’s violent assault on our 

Capitol, an effort to subjugate 

American democracy by mob 

rule, was fomented by Mr. 

Trump,” 

said James Mattis, former defense 

secretary under Trump 

“[I am] appalled by the reckless behavior of some 

political leaders since the election and by the lack of 

respect shown today for our institutions, our traditions 

and our law enforcement.” 

said former President George W. Bush 

“Rosalynn and I are troubled by the violence at the U.S. 

Capitol today. Having observed elections in troubled 

democracies worldwide, I know that we the people can 

unite to walk back from this precipice to peacefully 

uphold the laws of our nation, and we must. We join our 

fellow citizens in praying for a peaceful resolution so our 

nation can heal and complete the transfer of power as we 

have for more than two centuries.” 

said former President Jimmy Carter 

“The assault was fueled by more than four years of poison 

politics spreading deliberate misinformation, sowing 

distrust in our system, and pitting Americans against 

one another…. The match was lit by Donald Trump and 

his most ardent enablers, including many in Congress, 

to overturn the results of an election he lost. The election 

was free, the count was fair, the result was final. We must 

complete the peaceful transfer of power our Constitution 

mandates,” 

said Former President Bill Clinton 

FROM VERMONTERS 

“The President should not hold office for one more 

day. Here are the three options: 

1) Resignation (he won’t) 

2) 25th amendment invoked 

3) House and Senate reconvene to impeach 

This needs to happen. I will support whichever 

method removes him fastest.” 

said Rep. Peter Welch 

“Some people ask: Why would you impeach and 

convict a president who has only a few days left 

in office? The answer: Precedent. It must be made 

clear that no president, now or in the future, can 

lead an insurrection against the U.S. government,” 

said Senator Bernie Sanders 

“Our so-called leaders in Washington have a 

responsibility to rein-in the recklessness that has been 

promoted, incited, and encouraged from among the 

most important offices in the nation. This cannot be 

allowed to happen again,” 

said Vermont House Minority Leader Pattie McCoy (R-Poultney) 

“I couldn’t believe it. It looked like capital in Caracas 

or Minsk or somewhere other than the United States of 

America. I was appalled at the scene that unfolded on 

Wednesday...” 

said Former California Gov. Arnold Schwartzenegger 

“[Recent] events at the U.S. Capitol have left 

me speechless. The chaos and turmoil are 

unfathomable. As a determined optimist, I cling to 

the hope that we will see our way through this time,” 

said Champlain College president Benjamin Akande

12 • OPINION 


CARTOON 

McConnell stranded by John Cole, The Scranton Times-Tribune, PA 

> 

Speech: Social media companies should not be arbitrators of free speech 

from page 10 

media and regardless of These corporate, redress of grievances.” 

frontiers.” 

monopolistic, social 

The nature of human 

At this very moment media cartels are playing 

beings when forced into 

social media giants 

a terribly dangerous silence or forced into any 

Facebook, Twitter, You- game silencing legitimate kind of compliance is to 

Tube and Google are political dissent. 

breed resentment. 

banning and deleting 

Our nation is founded This resentment has 

millions of Americans on the principles of free the awful tendency of 

from their platforms speech and the ability 

erupting in violence. His- 

in order to silence any 

to have a redress of tory is loaded with 

questions and concerns grievances with our examples including our 

they have regarding the elected officials. The own American Revolution 

past and current activities 

First Amendment of our 

in 1776. 

of President elect Joe own Constitution states, I encourage my fellow 

Biden as well as the lack “Congress shall make no Vermonters and Americans 

of leadership of both the law respecting an establishment 

to call upon their 

Democratic and Republican 

of religion, or elected officials to respect 

parties. 

prohibiting the free exercise 

both the U.N. Declara- 

Regardless of one’s 

thereof; or abridging tion of Human Rights and 

political affiliation, every the freedom of speech, or to adhere to the Constitution 

constitutional, liberty of the press; or the right of 

of the United States. 

loving American should the people peaceably to Sincerely, 

be horrified by these actionstion 

assemble, and to peti- 

Stu Lindberg, 

the government for a 

Cavendish 

There is no bottom by Dave Whamond, Canada, PoliticalCartoons.com 

Trump's wishes by Peter Kuper, PoliticalCartoons.com 

Union call: AFL-CIO calls for unity following Trump's Jan. 6 coup 

> 

from page 10 

certification was stopped 

when the halls of Congress 

were violently stormed by 

rabid Trump supporters. 

Reports are circulating 

that at least one person 

was shot, and many 

injured. Despite the violence, 

police and National 

Guard units deployed by 

Mayor of Washington, 

D.C. have thus far remained 

loyal to the democratic 

republic and order 

has been restored within 

the Capitol Building. 

Let us be VERY clear... 

This is a coup attempt. 

The fascists Trump has 

called into the streets 

are no different than the 

mass tactics deployed by 

Benito Mussolini (via his 

Black Shirts) in the 1920s 

and Adolf Hitler (via his 

SA) in the 1930s. Coupled 

with the sizable minority 

bloc of Trump loyalists in 

Congress, the danger our 

democracy now faces is 

unprecedented and cannot 

be overstated. 

The Vermont AFL-CIO 

will call for a general strike 

if there is not a transfer 

of power on Jan. 20, 2021 

as our U.S. Constitution 

requires. 

Furthermore, the VT 

AFL-CIO executive board 

will meet in the coming 

days to discuss political 

developments as they are 

unfolding, how we can 

best defend democracy 

in the Green Mountains 

and beyond, and various 

means by which we can 

expedite other projects 

already underway which 

may aid in the struggle 

against fascism. 

Further, the Vermont 

AFL-CIO has opened 

dialogue with the Vermont 

National Guard requesting 

that they clearly 

affirm their loyalty to 

the democratic republic 

and refuse any unlawful 

orders that may emanate 

from the Trump administration 

which may seek 

to use them as a tool in 

their coup attempt. The 

Vermont National Guard 

communicated to us, in 

part, the following earlier 

today: “The Vermont National 

Guard serves the 

Governor of Vermont, and 

are sworn to uphold the 

Constitutions of Vermont 

and the United States.” 

When asked about 

potential orders from the 

Trump Administration 

concerning what would 

amount to armed political 

activity, the Guard responded 

as follows: “We 

have received no such 

requests at this time” 

Vermonters: The question 

is NOT who you voted 

for on Nov. 3 or what 

party you are a member 

of. The grave crisis before 

us now goes beyond political 

affiliation. What is 

at stake is the very notion 

of democracy itself. 

We do not ask you to 

place blind allegiance with 

any leader, and we do not 

ask you to agree with us on 

all issues. 

We simply state that the 

blood spilled by our Green 

Mountain Boy ancestors, 

by those that gave all 

combating slavery in the 

Civil War, by those that 

died on the beaches of 

Normandy fighting Nazi 

Germany, and those that 

What is at stake is the very 

notion of democracy itself. 

faced firehoses and attack 

dogs during the civil 

rights movement must be 

honored by the honest act 

of doing whatever it takes 

to defend the democratic 

rights that their sacrifices 

made possible. 

The Vermont AFL-CIO 

therefore asks that you 

stand with us, union 

member and non-union 

member alike, be prepared 

and ready, and to 

heed the call, should it 

come, to defend democracy 

and in fact to build 

a deeper democracy 

whereby working people 

can be secure in knowing 

that it is our voice and our 

dreams that define society 

and not the whims of a 

dictator-in-waiting. 

"They Shall Not Pass!" 

David Van Deusen, 

president of the Vermont 

AFL-CIO

The Mountain Times • Jan. 13-19, 2021 OPINION • 13 

COMMENTARY 

The chilling assault on our 

constitutional republic 

By U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) 

Jan. 6, 2021, will forever mark 

a day of infamy for our nation. It 

will be remembered because our 

beloved Capitol building — the 

very heart of our democracy — 

was stormed and laid under siege. 

Rioters broke through windows, 

doors, and security barriers in both 

the Senate and House wings of the 

Capitol, assaulting Capitol Police officers, 

leaving a wake of destruction, 

and forcing me and other Members 

of Congress to temporarily delay 

fulfilling our constitutional duty to 

certify the presidential election. 

It will be remembered because 

the President of the United States 

encouraged his supporters to 

commit these felonies — to march 

to the Capitol, “to show strength,” 

and “to fight.” And it will 

be remembered because, 

even before all of that, 

more than 100 members 

of the House and a dozen 

Senators supported a ploy 

to deprive the states and 

the American people of 

their constitutional role to 

choose our next president. 

This political stunt 

amounted to nothing less 

than an assault on our 

constitutional republic. 

The president’s obscene and 

cynical claim that the election was 

stolen from him, which he continued 

to spout even while his rioting 

supporters roamed the halls of the 

Capitol, has been flatly disproven 

time and again. And his reliance on 

voters’ mistrust in the election as 

grounds for overturning the election 

results is particularly disingenuous, 

given that such mistrust is based 

on relentless false propaganda 

spread by President Trump and 

his allies. It is not based on the 

evidence. Not on the facts. And 

not on the sober assessments of 

state election administrators, 

both Republicans and Democrats, 

who actually oversaw these 

elections and know what they are 

talking about. 

Attempting to reverse the election, 

President Trump and his 

allies lost more than 60 cases in 

courts across the country, by judges 

of every political stripe, including 

those appointed by the President. 

The lopsidedness of these decisions 

was extraordinary. It has been nothing 

less than a wholesale rejection 

of the President’s false claims. But 

this was also not surprising. The 

president’s own attorney general 

said there is no evidence of 

widespread fraud. His own Dept. of 

Homeland Security described it as 

the “most secure election in American 

history.” 

The events of Jan. 6 crystallized 

what we have known for some time. 

President Trump serves no one but 

himself. He is not a custodian or 

guardian of our democracy. He is a 

man whose every decision is driven 

by his own shallow self-interest. I 

did not expect him to be gracious 

in defeat. I expected him to throw 

tantrums. I’m not even surprised 

that his rhetoric incited violence, as 

it did on Jan. 6. That’s who President 

Trump is. Yet I was surprised and 

disappointed that so many members 

of Congress let it get this far. 

Our obligation on Wednesday 

was simply to count the electoral 

votes, and to certify that Joe Biden 

Attempting to reverse the election, 

President Trump and his allies lost 

more than 60 cases in courts across 

the country, by judges of every 

political stripe... It has been nothing 

less than a wholesale rejection of 

the President’s false claims. 

won the election. By pretending 

that Congress could effectively 

overturn the will of the American 

people, these members of Congress, 

predictably, poured gasoline on an 

already lit fire. We must now get to 

work to put this fire out. I am glad 

that — just hours after the president’s 

supporters had been cleared 

from the Capitol, and in the middle 

of the night — Congress took the 

On Jan. 6... we stood 

together, Democrats and 

Republicans, to reject the 

President’s recklessness 

and incitement, and to 

demand accountability for 

the attack on our Capitol. 

first step by certifying Joe Biden 

as the next president. But the next 

step will be harder. The only way we 

stand a chance of coming together 

as a country, let alone making progress 

for the American people, is by 

working together. 

I am thankful to the many Senate 

Republicans who forcefully rejected 

their colleagues’ dangerous political 

stunt, even before the violence. 

Their words had meaning, and sent 

a message to the country that our 

democracy will endure. 

I have served as a senator for 

46 years and am the dean of the 

Senate. I can tell you that history 

will remember Jan. 6. Americans 

— along with the rest of the world 

— will not soon forget the brazen 

destruction within the very temple 

of our democracy, the president’s 

incitement of the lawlessness, and 

those in Congress who so casually 

attempted to overturn the will of the 

American people. 

But my hope is Jan. 6 will also be 

remembered as a day our nation 

stood together, no matter our political 

leanings, in defense of our democracy. 

We stood together, Democrats 

and Republicans, to reject the 

president’s recklessness 

and incitement, and to 

demand accountability for 

the attack on our Capitol. 

In the Senate, we stood 

together and overwhelmingly 

rejected the handful 

of Republicans who still 

pursued their dangerous 

political stunt to undermine 

the election. 

We still have a long way 

to go. I have long believed 

that President Trump is a threat to 

our constitutional republic. And 

he will remain so until Joe Biden is 

sworn in as president on Jan. 20. 

President Trump should immediately 

resign or be removed from office. 

I also share the sadness and anger 

of so many of my fellow Vermonters 

about the events on Jan. 6. There 

were times on that day when I feared 

for the strength of our democracy. 

While I rushed through the corridors 

of the Capitol, I could not 

believe my eyes and ears. People 

were frantic and scared; I could 

hear the rioters making their way 

to the Senate floor. But, as Americans 

have throughout our history, 

it is in our hour of need that we 

come together. It is often through 

strife and grief that we emerge 

stronger. I am hopeful that we did 

just that on Jan. 6. 

When I emerged from the 

Capitol in the middle of that 

night, I was surprised by my sense 

of hope. We are not through the 

storm yet, but this dark chapter in 

American history is nearing its end. 

Vermonters are committed to ensuring 

that brighter days are ahead 

for this good and great country that 

we love. As a U.S. Senator from the 

proud state of Vermont, I will always 

stand with Vermonters, and for our 

cherished heritage of freedom and 

democracy. 

Covid recovery and 

renewal – building 

a proposition for the 

future of Vermont 

By Paul Costello 

As we come out of the crucible of the pandemic and look 

to a new year, we need more than recovery, we need to work 

together to advance renewal and resilience for our communities 

and economy. 

The Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) 

has been asking Vermonters what recovery will look like. 

Almost universally Vermonters say that we can’t just go 

"back to normal" in 2021—there’s no way to go backward, 

and we need to learn from this crisis. We must go forward 

to answer some of the fundamental challenges we faced 

before Covid-19 and also to prepare for the challenges from 

climate change that we are already seeing and that science 

predicts will intensify. 

We are asking Vermonters what we should do in the next 

three years to build success for the next 30. What do we 

need to do today to build foundations for the success of the 

next generation of Vermonters? What should we prioritize 

for action? To catalogue the ideas we have heard so far from 

over a thousand Vermonters, we have built a very preliminary 

first draft of a Vermont proposition. 

The proposition in its current draft is made up of 10 

statements. Today, we are testing these statements and 

want to hear thoughts for improvements, additions and 

deletions suggested by Vermonters. What are your propositions 

for the future of Vermont? 

Here’s our draft list so far (which will certainly change!): 

• Part 1: Vermont must ensure universal broadband and 

cellular access, while using digital tools to promote 

community, civility and democracy, and to advance 

local commerce and economic opportunity 

• Part 2: Vermonters must oppose racism, renew and 

expand our collective identity, and welcome new 

Vermonters 

• Part 3: Vermont must advance creative economic solutions 

to climate change 

• Part 4: Vermont must reduce economic disparity, advance 

economic opportunity and rebuild the middle 

class 

• Part 5: Vermont must re-localize energy, agriculture, 

and business investment for a resilient economy 

• Part 6: Vermont must ensure all children have access to 

affordable, quality child care and education 

• Part 7: Vermont must strengthen business vitality by 

advancing entrepreneurship, investment, workforce 

and rural innovation 

• Part 8: Vermont must reform regional coordination 

and governance and advance efficiency and foresight 

in state planning 

• Part 9: Vermont must protect our lands and waters and 

advance the economy of the working landscape 

• Part 10: Together, Vermonters must renew civic 

engagement and strengthen trust, civility, democratic 

decision-making, and empower young Vermonters 

There are a lot of ideas and potential strategies behind 

each of these; think of the proposition as a book-length action 

plan, with these as chapter titles. What are we missing? 

What have we gotten wrong? What needs to change? 

Send us your ideas by taking the Proposition Survey 

at futureofvermont.org or contact us for a paper copy 

at info@vtrural.org. Sign up to stay in touch with the next 

stage of this initiative! 

Let’s turn into the new year with hope and mutual dedication 

to build the best possible future for the next generation 

of Vermonters! 

Paul Costello is the executive director of the Vermont 

Council on Rural Development


Domestic terrorism: President's fiction about widespread fraud has emboldened a new breed of domestic threat 

> 

from page 10 

At one point during the invasion of the Capitol, 

it was announced by the TV commentators 

that the invaders were beginning to leave the 

area. Careful examination of the TV footage at 

the time shows that the people leaving the area 

were old, often female – a less fit, less bellicose 

group. In fact, they were the Capitol invaders 

who had no intention of getting involved in 

what clearly was becoming a potentially violent 

situation. They simply were not up to it politically, 

mentally or physically. 

On the other hand, who stayed behind? 

Those who were actively interested in becoming 

involved in violence. Did you notice how many 

of them wore helmets? The only reason you 

wear a helmet is to protect yourself from violent 

attacks on your head and that is clearly what 

they were doing. They anticipated participating 

in violence. In addition, the stay-behinds were a 

major cut in age below those who were leaving. 

They were the sort who could climb vertical 

walls, break through windows and throw projectiles 

at the protecting police force. The fact 

that five people died, over 80 were arrested, and 

50 police officers were injured bears eloquent 

testimony to the fact that this was a terrorist 

invasion encouraged by the sitting president 

of the United States, his family members and 

Republican colleagues. 

Ever since the results of the November 

election became known, the president has 

created and maintained the fiction that 

widespread fraud was involved in the Biden 

win. Whether Trump knows that his major 

premise is all lies (which would make him a 

calculating criminal) or doesn’t know that his 

positions are all lies (making him deranged) 

is almost irrelevant. In either case, calculating 

or deranged, he is a strangely questionable 

choice for leader of this country. 

Terrorism is the use of fear (terror) and acts of 

violence to intimidate societies, governments 

or ideologies. Domestic terrorism is a form of 

terrorism in which victims within a country are 

targeted by a perpetrator with the same citizenship 

as the victims. 

It is worth noting that in the middle of the 

Jan. 6 invasion, the FBI became involved, 

presumably on the basis of a logical conclusion 

that they were looking at an act of domestic 

terrorism. The FBI’s definition of domestic terrorism 

is “violent, criminal acts committed by 

individuals and/or groups to further ideological 

goals stemming from domestic influences, such 

as those of a political, religious, social, racial or 

environmental nature.” 

It is clear that the invasion of the Capitol 

building involved criminal activity. It is equally 

clear that if the criminals are to be identified 

and tried for their crimes, as has been clearly 

stated by all the government elements involved, 

it will be the FBI that will lead the way. It is, after 

all, the premier law enforcement organization 

in the United States. As such, it is most likely to 

be the only organization capable of resolving 

the many complicated issues involved in this 

crime, most emphatically including the issue 

of domestic terrorism, its initiators, motivators 

and perpetrators. 

Pardon: 

> 

from page 10 

construction. 

Why take him out of 

it, energize him with 

the opportunity to once 

again rally his base, and 

subject the nation to 

more of the echo chamber 

solicitations of rage 

that pass for journalism 

on social media today in 

both parties? 

The media circus that 

has blared nonstop for 

Another 

impeachment 

will not 

change the 

minds of 

either tribe. 

> 

WW III: There are many to blame for this digital war being fought on social media and in the annals of cyberspace 

from page 10 

shouldn’t be punished, operatives from Russian 

and the Ukraine are being identified as 

part of the mob one by one. They were here at 

our capital, and they may have left with Nancy 

Pelosi’s laptop... 

In China, the government is using 

the capitol riots as an excuse to crack 

down on protesters in Hong Kong. 

Last week was certainly a stain on 

our national reputation, but it has 

much broader, more global implications 

for democracy, too. 

Indeed, giving Trump the credit for what happened 

in Washington, D.C., is too simple. 

Foreign powers took advantage of social 

media to do this. Twitter and Facebook’s bans 

of Trump do very little to solve the problems 

they have created, both with providing a 

platform for hate groups to proliferate, and 

allowing easy access for foreign adversaries to 

the majority of our citizens. 

The social media companies must also bear 

History will show that we are in the throws 

of World War III. This one won’t be fought 

with nuclear bombs and armed attacks, 

but ... with keystrokes and data breaches. 

some of the blame. 

In a recent article titled, “Platforms must 

pay for their role in the insurrection,” published 

on Wired: “Facebook’s own research 

revealed that 64% of the time a person joins an 

extremist Facebook Group, they do so because 

the platform recommended it. Facebook has 

also acknowledged that pages and groups associated 

with QAnon extremism had at least 3 

million members, meaning Facebook helped 

radicalize 2 million people. Over the 

past six months.” 

It’s scary because it’s true. And before 

you cry “First Amendment” you need 

to remember, having a social media 

account is a privilege, not a right. And 

individual freedoms end when they 

infringe upon the safety and security of 

others and/or our constitutional democracy. 

History will show that we are in the throes 

of World War III. This one won’t be fought with 

nuclear bombs and armed attacks, but rather 

is already happening digitally, with keystrokes 

and data breaches. 

the last four years has 

exhausted our country. 

Another impeachment 

will not change the minds 

of either tribe. 

There are so many 

critical issues that must be 

considered, debated, and 

resolved. 

A president must be 

able to rise above the 

clamor and do what is 

right for all citizens. Pardon 

President Trump, and 

get on with what should 

be the primary concern of 

all politicians today: uniting 

our terribly divided 

nation. 

Dan Pipes 

Fairfield 

Stockton: Private security firm founder is the new leader of the ProjectVISION coalition, which aims to reform neighborhoods and lower crime in Rutland 

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VTD: How were you introduced to Project VISION? 

MS: We patrol in the plaza in downtown Rutland, seven 

days a week. The plaza is the heart of downtown. We 

brought a new, different way because our company, we 

were patrolling to the point where elderly people could 

walk in and not feel so nervous, just trying to clean it up 

to make it enjoyable for everybody. Lt. Kevin Geno, who 

retired from the police 

department — I think he 

saw that. He invited me to 

a meeting, and then one 

thing led to the other. 

Now, Stockton Security 

and the Rutland Police Department, we have a very good 

collaboration, and a good working rapport. We’re like another 

set of eyeballs for them so they can take care of other 

things that are more important. We take care of exchanging 

minor paperwork, if there’s just a little fender bender. We 

handle parking, we handle trespassing. 

So I came in, and I got to know what Project VISION was 

like. I sat in a lot of meetings and didn’t say one word. 

VTD: How would you describe Project VISION’s mission? 

MS: It’s getting all the government, community businesses, 

and people all together to make the community 

better as a whole. You have everybody in the same room. 

You take all the expertise of all the people around you. All 

"Anywhere you go, you’re going to 

have some people who are being 

misled by the misled," Stockton said. 

these agencies are like an orchestra. They play the music. 

I’m just out there conducting. I’ll be saying, ‘OK, that 

sounds good,’ or ‘Why don’t you try a B-flat now, and see 

how that works?’ 

I’ve only been in this position two weeks, so I’m trying 

to get my feet wet. I’m changing a hat. Now I have to 

start to think, and I have to see, and I have to go out and 

look and talk. Do I have 

the answers? No. But the 

only way you’re going to 

find out is to go out in the 

community and see. 

VTD: After Tabitha 

Moore announced she’d leave Rutland County because 

of racial harassment, Project VISION decided to create 

a racial justice committee. What steps can VISION take 

to make Rutland a more welcoming place to live for 

people of color? 

MS: As a person of color, I’d say it’s a work in progress. 

Anywhere you go, you’re going to have some people who 

are being misled by the misled. But at the same time, I’ve 

seen so many changes from when our kids graduated 

from Rutland High School. 

During the Black Lives Matter protest that they had 

this year, I saw every nationality there at the park, up and 

down the street. One of my supervisors and myself drove; 

I saw some officers kneeling with them. But you still have 

people who, I think, are afraid of the unknown. 

I try to instill in some of my acquaintances out there: 

Don’t see me as a Black man. Just see me as a man. My 

kids have interracial backgrounds, and I will say that I am 

glad that we raised them and they went to school here in 

Rutland. They’re all college grads — one of my daughters 

works for Microsoft; another works for Homeland 

Security. My son is a physician’s assistant. All of them are 

married, and they’re doing well. 

Nothing’s going to happen overnight. I don’t know 

all the answers yet; all I can say is that when I see new 

people in the community, I like to try and say hello. 

VTD: What plans do you have planned for the first 

few months as the organization’s leader? 

MS: Everybody is in their igloo, because of the pandemic. 

We have to wait until we get our shot, but I think that’s 

going to be a big thing, to get out and start seeing people. 

I’m not going to come in with a bullhorn. My wife is 

a big “Rocky” fan, and she says, ‘one step, one punch, 

one round.’ That’s what I’m going to try to do: I’ll step 

back, and I’m going to listen, and I’m going to ask. If I 

don’t know something, to this day, I will ask. And I’m 

not going to pretend I’m someone that I’m not, and 

like I said, if I don’t know the answers, I’ll communicate. 

My life works around three things: My name 

(‘cause that’s all I’ve got), family and integrity. Take 

one away and I don’t work too well.

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Vermonters in D.C.: Attendees of D.C. riot share a different picture of the conflict 

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brought a ukulele. There was singing at times, prayers, 

and conversation that often touched on professions 

of faith.” 

Lawrence’s account also sought to dispel worries 

about the Covid-19 crisis that has Vermonters under 

strict orders to quarantine if they leave the state and return. 

The bus, with a capacity of 55, had 51 passengers 

— defying state rules that buses travel at half-capacity 

to minimize the risk of Covid-19 infection. Lawrence 

said he himself is quarantining and plans to be tested 

— though he added that his wife is a teacher. 

But Lawrence said he doesn’t think everyone must do 

the same. 

“First of all, there is no indication 

that anyone is sick,” he said. “And, 

I’m sure that participants will be 

taking appropriate steps to care for 

their loved ones back at home.” 

The Vermonters’ trip to the 

Capitol has spurred condemnation 

and conversation in 

the state, where Democrats in the Legislature have 

called for President Donald Trump’s removal from 

office and Republican Gov. Phil Scott has been one 

of just a few top officials in his party to immediately 

urge the ouster of the president. 

Many Vermonters who traveled to the U.S. Capitol 

posted video from their trips on Facebook, although 

some also took the video down as criticism of the 

riot mounted late Wednesday and through the day 

Thursday. 

Five people at the Capitol died after a mob of pro- 

Trump demonstrators broke barriers and windows to 

stream into the Capitol building, ransacking lawmakers’ 

offices and clashing with police. The protest had been 

organized to disrupt Congress’ ceremony that day to 

certify the election of incoming President Joe Biden. 

A man who identifies himself on Facebook as John 

Lyddy, an unsuccessful candidate for the state Senate 

this year from southern Vermont, said he saw the young 

woman who had been shot. She later died. 

“Guns are next,” Lyddy posted Friday, Jan. 8. “Maybe 

the week after the inauguration.” 

Lyddy, who posted his phone number in one of his 

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subsides. Ensuring that we have projects and programs 

created from the needs and input of our local 

businesses will be crucial to ensuring a strong recovery. 

I will be a mayor who invites people in to help 

create the plans and then take action.” 

Economic Development has been a focus for Ettori 

for over a decade. From co-chairing the Creative 

Economy group that started Wonderfeet Kids’ Museum 

in 2011 to serving on the board for the Downtown 

Rutland Partnership from 2012-2015 to attending 

or serving on the Rutland Redevelopment Authority 

Board since 2012, Ettori has seen the strategies that 

have worked and those that have not. 

“As mayor, I will be an active leader in the collaborative 

approach that marks Rutland’s current regional 

economic development efforts. I will continue to engage 

with our partners like the new CEDRR and the Regional 

Planning Commission to help bring things to fruition for 

the city, and I will passionately attend to every step along 

the way to create a vibrant local and regional economy.” 

After twelve years of administrative and operational 

management positions at CCV, Ettori is currently returning 

to his roots as a professional mediator. He has a Masters 

in Mediation and Applied Conflict Studies and has 

participated in, planned, or led hundreds of mediations 

and community conversations. 

“Rutland is an amazing, welcoming place where 

people are willing to give of themselves to help their 

“Guns are next,” Lyddy 

posted Friday, Jan. 8. 

“Maybe the week after 

the inauguration.” 

Facebook messages, did not return calls. 

The FBI is now circulating photos of intruders on 

social media and asking for the public’s help in identifying 

them. Public Safety Commissioner Michael Schirling 

said law enforcement officials in all states are working 

with the FBI to find people who were inside the Capitol. 

Tips are pouring in, law enforcement officials said. 

U.S. Attorney Christina Nolan issued a press release 

Friday explaining that if a citizen of Vermont traveled to 

Washington D.C. for the sole purpose of participating in 

a peaceful protest, but during that protest spontaneously 

committed a crime, such as assault or destruction of 

federal property, it “would be prosecutable 

in courts in the District of 

Columbia, not in Vermont.” 

“If a citizen conducted part of 

the illegal activity in Vermont or 

conspired in Vermont to commit a 

federal crime in Washington D.C. 

and then traveled there to commit 

that crime, the individual would be 

prosecuted in Vermont,” she wrote. 

Vermont residents have sent a torrent of information 

to media outlets and the FBI, including a list of the 

people who were on the bus and screenshots showing 

protesters very close to the Capitol whom they had identified 

as Vermonters. 

Lawrence said that, to his knowledge, nobody from 

his party invaded the Capitol building. “Storming the 

building or creating a threatening situation was NOT 

at all characteristic of the gathering, or the people who 

participated in it,” Lawrence said. “Frustration levels are 

very high. I hope that our representatives can see that. 

But we are also a law-abiding people.” 

When the Vermont bus arrived in Washington, the 

passengers formed subgroups and quickly found 

themselves separated from each other in the crowds of 

Trump supporters. 

“While we were all maneuvering and bumping into 

one another, EVERYONE was incredibly understanding 

and friendly!” Lawrence wrote. “There were many exchanges 

as we worked our way around. It was fun to ask 

where people were from. Lots of advice and well wishes 

were exchanged.” 

neighbors. We have seen it time and time again when we 

have been challenged by natural disasters or when we 

have come together to create projects like Wonderfeet. 

We are living in a time where controversial issues arise in 

every town in America. Rutland can be a leader of how 

we work through these issues because of our demonstrated 

commitment to each other. I will be a mayor with 

the experience to help our community tackle controversial 

issues directly and collaboratively as a way of 

strengthening our already existent bonds and bridging 

the divisiveness.” 

Ettori has identified a number of specific initiatives 

he would like to bring forward in his role as mayor and 

he also understands that having community partners 

and a strong Board of Aldermen to review and provide 

input and guidance will be essential to creating great 

outcomes. Additionally, his demonstrated focus on 

maintaining a conservative approach to the city’s budget 

and financial picture will also ensure that the initiatives 

lead to a strong and vibrant economy. 

“We have a lot we can do in our community because 

we have a great base of people and community pride to 

work from. Whether you want to help work on our housing 

challenges, invest in our youth and neighborhoods, 

or help revitalize downtown, my work as mayor will be 

to align our resources so we are all pulling in the same 

direction and we all can benefit. Now is the time to do 

more. Together.” 

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FBI: Capitols brace for armed protesters 

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“Vermonters are being duped into participating in this 

rally for the wrong reasons… I’m advocating for them to 

be aware of why they’re doing this. What’s the reason? I 

want them to go in with their eyes wide open… if they do 

gather, I hope it will be a peaceful rally.” 

At a news briefing Monday afternoon and Tuesday, 

Vermont Public Safety Commissioner Michael Shirling 

said they are prepared though there is “not at this stage a 

specific set of threats or threat” related to Vermont. 

Schirling said his department is working with other 

law enforcement agencies, including the Capitol Police 

and Montpelier Police Department, in planning to deal 

with a possible armed rally at the State House. 

Schirling said at this point there are no “active” calls 

for a curfew or a Vermont National Guard presence at 

the State House. “That hasn’t been part of an ongoing 

conversation at this stage,” he said. “But we do prepare 

for a variety of possibilities.” 

As a precaution, Montpelier and Roxbury public 

schools have announced that all instruction on Jan. 20 

will be virtual, with no in-person classes. 

The calls for nationwide armed rallies at state capitals 

follows the insurrection last Wednesday, Jan. 6, in the 

U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump. 

They stormed the building as lawmakers inside were 

certifying the presidential election results. 

Fifty-one people from Vermont traveled by bus last 

Wednesday to take part of the “Stop the Steal” rally in 

Washington, D.C. 

Romei said police could take 

action if a person brandished 

a firearm or used one to 

menace or intimidate others. 

The Vermont Capitol Police, the Montpelier Police 

Dept., Vermont State Police and other agencies are 

working to “ensure the safety” of the capitol complex 

and the city of Montpelier, according to a statement. 

Montpelier Police Chief Brian Peete, speaking at the 

news briefing Monday, said his department is adopting 

an all-hands-on deck approach, and is canceling any 

leave requests from members of the force. 

“We have taken those steps,” he said. “We’ve gone to 

an elevated posture regarding our time off, because these 

occurrences would be happening in your jurisdiction.” 

Capitol Police Chief Matthew Romei said preparations 

are complicated by the fact that Vermont is 

considered an “open carry” state. People can legally bear 

firearms in public. “It’s permitted, but it’s discouraged,” 

he said. Romei said police could take action if a person 

brandished a firearm or used one to menace or intimidate 

others. 

Given the “totality of the circumstances,” Schirling 

“At no other time has it been as 

important to see something, say 

something,” Schirling said. 

urged people to “think twice” before bringing firearms to 

a State House rally. 

Asked if he knew what groups may be participating in 

the rally at the Vermont State House, Schirling said, “Not 

specifically, beyond folks that affiliated themselves with 

the groups that were present at the [U.S.] Capitol.” 

Schirling called on Vermonters to report to authorities 

any information they might find concerning, such as a 

possible threat. “At no other time has it been as important 

to see something, say something,” he said. 

“Even if they seem small,” he said it’s important to 

report them, “so that we can weave information together 

so that we can try to weave together a picture out of 

puzzle pieces.”

Calendar 


VEGGIE VAN GO 

with GIFFORD MEDICAL CENTER 

THURSDAY, JAN. 14 at 11 a.m. 

Courtesy of Veggie Van Go 

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 13 

Step it Up with Hartford Parks & Recreation-Snowshoeing 

9 a.m. 

Maanawaka Conservation Area. Be prepared for cold temperature and 

remember to layer up. Participants will need snowshoes, gloves, boots, 

water, beanie, face covering, and warm clothing. Transportation to and 

from is available with HPRD. For snowshoeing, meet at the Hartford 

Town Hall by 9 a.m. *If snowshoeing conditions are unfavorable, we will 

switch gears and plan to do a Village Walk in Wilder, Maxfield Outdoor 

Sports Complex or WRJ from 9-10 a.m.We must have a minimum of 3 

registered participants for each trip. Pre-Register online at hartfordvt. 

myrec.com/info/activities/program_details.aspx?ProgramID=30116. 

What a COVID Vaccine Will Mean for Vermont Businesses 

9 a.m. 

Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine and Dept. of Financial 

Regulation Commissioner Michael Pieciak will discuss the impact a 

COVID-19 vaccine will have on Vermont’s businesses and workforce 

and share their predictions for the year ahead. This event will be moderated 

by Betsy Bishop, President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce. 

Register at: zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_blX7hNm3RlehU_V-XlfaJQ. 

RSVP Bone Builders 

9 a.m. 

An Osteo Exercise Program on Mondays/Wednesdays mornings at 

9 a.m., 1 p.m. and evenings at 5:30 p.m. and Tuesdays/Thursdays at 

3:30 p.m. This is a free program through RSVP at the Godnick Adult 

Center. All you need to bring with you is a bottle of water. The weights 

are provided. For more info or sites call RSVP at 775-8220. 

Doing Business with the State of Vermont - OPC 

10:30 a.m. 

Join VT PTAC and the Office of Purchasing & Contracting (OPC) for an 

in-depth look at how to do business with the State of Vermont. Register 

at vtptac.ecenterdirect.com/events/750. 

Defense Supply Chain Cybersecurity: Understanding 

CMMC and the Interim Rule 

2 p.m. 

Contractors in DoD supply chains are required to have adequate information 

security measures in place. Register at vtptac.ecenterdirect. 

com/events/776. 

Kim Wilcox and Guest 

5 p.m. 

Performing live at The Public House, 5813 Woodstock Rd in Quechee. 

A Cancer Survivors’ Cooking Party 

4 p.m. 

Free and open to all. Registrants will receive the ingredient list and 

amounts, so they can prepare in advance and cook throughout the 

presentation, if they like. Register and obtain recipes at svhealthcare. 

org/Classes-Events. 

Jim Yeager 

6 p.m. 

Performing live at Du Jour VT in Ludlow. 

Stronger ‘21: Bouncing Back With Purpose 

7 p.m. 

Spartan founder Joe Sena speaks with legendary volleyball player 

Gabby Reece. Register at lu.ma/gabbyreece. 

Al‐Anon and Alateen 

7 p.m. 

A Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is also where Little Lambs Learning 

Center is located, 6 Church Hill Road in Rutland. 

Jill Minkoff: Scroll of Your Soul 

7 p.m. 

After studying new age perspectives, eastern religions, and Native 

American belief systems, Jill Minkoff discovered the Jewish mystical 

writings known as Kabbalah. A rabbinically trained sacred arts facilitator, 

Jill will lead us in creating a “Scroll of Your Soul” during this short 

spiritual soul journey. To register, send an email to office@rutlandjewishcenter.org 

or call 773-3455 

THURSDAY, JAN. 14 

Line Dancing 

9:30 a.m. 

Groovy Grannies Line Dance at Godnick Adult Center. Intermediate 

line dance, mostly country with a little variety. No partner is needed. 

The line dance class also includes the option of practicing routines 

for entertaining residents at the local nursing homes. Adults only: $3/ 

class. Buy a pass for 10 classes for $25 and save $5. 

Circle of Parents 

10 a.m. 

Virtual. contact Cindy Atkins, Family Support Programs Coordinator, at 

802-498-0608 or catkins@pcavt.org. 

Story Hour online 

10 a.m. 

See Miss June’s virtual story time on The Rutland Free Library YouTube 

channel. 

VeggieVanGo 

11 a.m. 

Area community members in need of food assistance are invited to 

pick up free vegetables and fruits from VeggieVanGo. At Gifford Medical 

Center. 

NAMI Connection Peer Support Group 

3 p.m. 

Have you been struggling with managing your mental health? NAMI 

Connection Peer Support Group can help. This is a free, 90-minute 

recovery support group for people living with a mental health condition. 

In these meetings, attendees learn from one another’s experiences, 

share coping strategies and offer mutual encouragement and 

understanding. NAMI Connection provides an ongoing opportunity 

to discuss the challenges of living with a mental health condition and 

the techniques for maintaining wellness. All meetings are facilitated by 

trained NAMI peers, ie. individuals with mental health conditions who 

are at a good place in their recovery journey and want to help other 

peers get to a good place in their recovery. For more specific information, 

visit namivt.org/support/peer-support-groups. 


3:30 p.m. 






Free Cross Country Skiing 

3:30 p.m. 

Come to the Rec Fields in Bristol to borrow some Cross 

Country Skis for the afternoon and try out the fun winter 

activity! Catamount Trail Association is coming to Bristol to 

offer this great opportunity to the community! 

Tony Lee Thomas 

5 p.m. 

Performing live at Jax food and games. 

Circle for Foster & Adoptive Families 

5 p.m. 

Virtual. Contact Heather Niquette, Family Support 

Programs Coordinator, at 802-498-0607 or hniquette@pcavt.org 

Nurturing Skills For Families 

5:30 p.m. 

Virtual. Contact Cindy Atkins, Family Support Programs 

Coordinator, at 802-498-0608 or catkins@pcavt. 

org 

Duane Carleton 

6 p.m. 

Performing live at Moguls Sports Pub. 

Yoga for the Mindful heART 

6:30 a.m. 

In this all level Vinyasa Flow class you will synchronize breath with 

movement. Students will focus on linking conscious breath with a 

mindful flow. In a Vinyasa class, students awaken their strength, energy, 

and flexibility in a fun atmosphere. Be prepared to leave your mat 

with dignity and self love as you honor yourself with yoga! At Chaffee 

Art Center in Rutland. $5. 

VCW’s Legislative After-Dinner Coffee & Conversation 

7 p.m. 

A panel discussion with experts, an exploration of issues in small group 

conversations, and a wrap up Q & A session. This event will be moderated 

by VCW Executive Director Cary Brown and is free and open to 

the public. Registration is required at vtwomen.eventbrite.com. 

Virtual Knit Knite 

7 p.m. 

Six Loose Ladies and friends host a knitting circle from Chester via 

Zoom. More info availabe at facebook.com/events/973117296469197. 

Circle for Kinship & Guardianship Families 

8 p.m. 

Virtual. Contact Heather Niquette, Family Support Programs Coordinator, 

at 802-498-0607 or hniquette@pcavt.org 

FRIDAY, JAN. 15 

Adult Open Studio 

9 a.m. 

Get muddy on with Rutland Rec’s drop-in clay at the art studio. This 

is a great chance to make some functional art for yourself or as a gift 

for someone else. This is a drop-in program, there is no instruction 

other than peer pottery support from fellow drop-in participants. 5 Visit 

Punch Card $20R/$31NR. At Rutland Recreation Courcelle Facility, 16 

North Street Extension in Rutland. 

Writers Group 

12 p.m. 

Work together with fellow writers in our creative space critiquing each 

other’s work, asking questions, and exchanging insights. Whatever 

you can learn from a single instructor is multiplied by all the knowledge 

and wisdom you gain by sharing ideas with a roomful of your peers. At 

Chaffee Art Center in Rutland. 

Pictures and Words 

5 p.m. 

The opening of Chaffee Art Center’s latest show, Pictures and Words. 

RSVP is required to attend. Call 802-775-0356. 

Jenny Porter 

5 p.m. 

Performing live at the Foundry. 

Jamie 

6 p.m. 


Chris Pallutto 

6 p.m. 

Performing live at Mogul’s Sports Pub in Killington. 

PICTURES AND WORDS 

at CHAFFEE ART CENTER 

FRIDAY, JAN. 15 at 5 p.m. 

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BYO(Damn) Mic: Open Mic 

6 p.m. 

Join the performance at Du Jour VT. 

Name That Tune Bingo with DJ Dave 

6 p.m. 

Performing live at Nite Spot Pizza. 

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Super Stash Bros. 

6 p.m. 

Performing live at Nite Sport Pizza. 

Sammy B 

6 p.m. 

Performing live at Du Jour VT. 

Friday Night Funfest with Duane Carleton 

7 p.m. 

A live performance at the Summit Lodge in Killington. 

SATURDAY, JAN. 16 

Cars and Coffee 

7 a.m. 

Enjoy a cup up of coffee, look at cars and show off your own at Forest 

Dale Grocery in Brandon. 

Astronomy Day 

10 a.m. 

It’s a day of planetary and astronomical exploration at Montshire 

Musuem. Enjoy a full day of activities for learners of all ages, covering 

topics from stars to planets, comets to meteorites. 

Winter Farmers Market 

10 a.m. 

The Vermont Farmers Market’s winter market at Vermont Farmers Food 

Center, 251 West St. in Rutland. Until 2 p.m. 

Sugar on Snow with Baird Farms 

11 a.m. 

Join Jenna and Jacob of Baird Farms demonstrate Sugar on Snow 

and educate us on the Maple Syrup Industry. Online event- eventbrite. 

com/e/sugar-on-snow-with-baird-farms-tickets-134345652463. 

Winter Family fun day 

11 a.m. 

Come spend a FREE day at Bethany Birches camp doing fun outdoor 

winter activities as a family, all ages welcome! Activities will include 

tubing, sledding, skiing, snow shoeing, snow fort building, and more! 

Camp will be open to families from 11-4, but come and go as you 

please. 

Tony Lee Thomas & Jenny Porter 

2 p.m. 


Jamie 

3 p.m. 

Performing live at the Pickle Barrel Nightclub in Killington. 

Duane Carleton 

4 p.m. 

Performing live at Nite Spot Pizza. 

The Morning Dudes 

4 p.m. 

Performing live at Outerlimits Brewing. 

The Winter Drive-In Experience with Rick Redington 

and The Luv 

4:20 p.m. 

At the Wild Fern in Stockbridge. 

Sammy B 

5 p.m. 

Performing live at Neal’s Restaurant. 

Super Stash Bros 

6 p.m. 

Performing live at Moguls Sports Pub. 2360 Killington Rd. in Killington. 

Never in Vegas Duo 

6 p.m. 

Performing live at the Pickel Barrel Nightclub. 

Jenny Porter 

6 p.m. 

Performing live at the Foundry. 

King Arthur Junior 

6 p.m. 


Jamie 

6 p.m. 

Catch a live performance at Jax in Killington. 

SUGAR ON SNOW 

with BAIRD FARM 

SATURDAY, JAN. 16 at 11 a.m. 

Virtual 

event 

Courtesy of Baird Farm 

Fiddle Witch 

7 p.m. 

Performing live at the Summit Lodge in Killington. 

Northern Harmony 

7 p.m. 

Live-streaming from Chandler Center for the Arts. Tickets are $15 for 

viewing with your friends, family or pod. Visit the Chandler website, 

chandler-arts.org for tickets streaming link and more info. 

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are provided. For more info or sites call RSVP at 802-775-8220. 

2021 Komen Vermont Virtual Snowshoe 

9 a.m. 

You are invited to join Susan G. Komen for the 2021 Komen Vermont 

Virtual Snowshoe, a #SnowshoeWhereYouAre virtual winter event in 

Vermont, throughout New England, or wherever there is snow. More 

info: komennewengland.org 

Hebrew Reading Class 

9:30 a.m. 

If you know the Hebrew alphabet and want some practice reading, then 

join Rutland Jewish Center for a 10-week Hebrew reading class. Call 

the synagogue office in order to register and receive the zoom link. $15 

for members and $25 for non-members. 

Jenny Porter 

2 p.m. 


Sammy Blanchette 

4 p.m. 

Performing live at Outer Limits Brewing. 

Tee Bonecusjones 

5 p.m. 

Performing live at Liquid Art. 

Chris Pallutto 

5 p.m. 

Solo Sundays, performing live at Nite Spot Pizza. 


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Never in Vegas Duo 

6 p.m. 

Performing live at the Pickle Barrel. 

MONDAY, JAN. 18 

Nurturing Skills For Families 

10 a.m. 

Virtual. Contact Heather Niquette, Family Support Programs Coordinator, 

at 802-498-0607 or hniquette@pcavt.org 

Nurturing Program for Families in Substance 

Abuse Recovery 

4 p.m. 

Virtual. Contact Cindy Wells, Family Support Programs Coordinator, at 

802-498-0611 or cwells@pcavt.org 

Nurturing Fathers Program 

5 p.m. 

Virtual. Contact Amber Menard, Family Support Programs Coordinator 

at 802-552-4274 or amenard@pcavt.org 

Sammy B 

5 p.m. 

Performing live at Neal’s Restaurant and Bar. 

TUESDAY, JAN. 19 

Line Dancing 

9:30 a.m. 

Country Line Dance at Godnick Adult Center. Join for a fun cardiovascular 

workout with both new and old-line dancers. No experience 

necessary and no partner needed. Adults only: $3/class. Buy a pass for 

10 classes for $25 and save $5. 


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Jim Yeager and Friends 

5 p.m. 

Performing live at The Public House, 5813 Woodstock Rd in Quechee. 

Circle of Parents in Recovery 

5:30 p.m. 

Virtual. Contact Cindy Atkins, Family Support Programs Coordinator, at 

802-498-0608 or catkins@pcavt.org 

Alec Currier 

7 p.m. 


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on Tuesdays and Wednesdays* from now until Pico Mountain closes for the season. If you 

haven’t purchased yours, you can still purchase for $119. 

Remember, masks and parking reservations are required. 

Go to picomountain.com for more details. 

*The Pico VT Student Pass will not be valid at Killington 

during the holiday week, February 16 & 17, 2021 

(866) 667 PICO picomountain.com

The Mountain Times • Jan. 13-19, 2021 PUZZLES • 19 

WORDPLAY 

‘Gift giving’ Word Search: Find the words hidden vertically, horizontally, diagonally and backwards. 

SUDOKU 

Solutions > 32 

How to Play 

Each block is divided by its own matrix of nine cells. The rule for solving Sudoku 

puzzles are very simple. Each row, column and block, must contain one 

of the numbers from “1” to “9”. No number may appear more than once in any 

row, column, or block. When you’ve filled the entire grid the puzzle is solved. 

BAG 

BOX 

BUDGET 

CONSIDERATE 

COWORKER 

DECORATE 

FAMILY 

FRIENDS 

GIFT 

GREETING 

HOLIDAYS 

IDEA 

LIST 

PRIZE 

PURCHASE 

RECEIPT 

RECIPIENT 

RETAIL 

RIBBONS 

SHOPPING 

STORE 

TISSUE 

UNWRAP 

WRAPPING PAPER 

CROSSWORD PUZZLE 

Solutions > 32 

CLUES ACROSS 

1. Adequate yearly 

progress (abbr.) 

4. Silicon Valley’s 

specialty 

8. Gather a harvest 

10. Famed 

mathematician 

11. No (slang) 

12. Students use 

one 

13. Type of 

molecule 

15. Play makebelieve 

16. Large barrellike 

containers 

17. Touching 

18. Treats allergies 

21. Calendar month 

22. Single 

23. Cease to live 

24. Brew 

25. What ghosts 

say 

26. Geological time 

27. Focus 

34. Discomfort 

35. A citizen of Iran 

36. Trip 

37. Imitate 

38. Makes happy 

39. Double-reed 

instrument 

40. Body parts 

41. Transgressions 

42. One-time 

emperor of Russia 

43. Time zone 

CLUES DOWN 

1. Used in treating 

bruises 

2. One who 

cultivates a small 

estate 

3. One who 

supports the Pope 

4. Annuity 

5. Geological 

period 

6. Grab onto tightly 

7. Kept 

9. Chinese city 

10. The most direct 

route 

12. Type of tooth 

14. __ kosh, near 

Lake Winnebago 

15. Popular veggie 

17. Supervises 

interstate 

commerce 

19. Foolish 

behaviors 

20. Witness 

23. Gives 

24. Expression of 

creative skill 

25. A way to prop 

up 

26. Midway 

between northeast 

and east 

27. Winter melon 

28. Supernatural 

power 

29. Target 

30. Threes 

31. A type of poetic 

verse 

32. They make 

some people cry 

33. Kindest 

34. Forman and 

Ventimiglia are two 

36. A way to liquefy 

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LivingADE 


This week’s living Arts, Dining and Entertainment! 

Submitted 

Wander on Words spreads positivity through hand lettering 


Colleen Wilcox, 30, a Pittsfield-based artist whose 

hand-lettered designs brighten up Instagram feeds across 

the globe under the moniker Wander on Words, has always 

loved language and been drawn to the outdoors. 

“Growing up, my mom would send me to school with 

motivational quotes in my lunch box, so you could say I 

began collecting words at a young age,” she said. 

Wilcox spent her earliest days in Illinois before moving 

to Montana and working in Yellowstone National Park, 

where her obsession with nature grew. 

“I would constantly doodle uplifting words on every 

piece of paper I could find,” she said. “The whole experience 

of living in such a beautiful, wild place deeply inspired 

me, and I wanted to share that inspiration with others.” 

She moved to Vermont in 2013 and currently resides 

with her husband in Pittsfield. After five years working 

as a designer at Boss Office Supplies, she took the leap 

and went out on her own in 2018, beginning with selling 

her work online. The name, Wander on Words, was 

initially destined for something else. 

“I’ve always had an extreme fondness for words and 

travel, and this phrase came to mind out of the blue 

one day, right around when we moved to Vermont. I 

originally wrote it down and wanted to open a bookstore 

with the name. Then came the push from my 

husband to start a business with my lettering. I looked 

up the domain name to see if it was available, and sure 

enough, it was! I snatched it right up and created myself 

a logo. I thought it was an excellent play on words 

and melded my passions nicely,” she said. 

In addition to being quite visually pleasing, her 

pieces also spread messages of positivity. 

“I love figuring out how letters can fit together to 

create visual balance and interest, while inspiring 

others, spreading positivity, and rekindling a love for 

nature. The smallest details and changes in form can 

change the feel of the words,” she said. 

2020 was shaping up to the biggest year yet for Wander 

on Words, but then, Covid-19 hit. 

“This year was interesting in that I had originally signed 

up for more shows than ever before – and then they were 

canceled. As I’m sure many felt, I was very nervous going 

into the spring of 2020. Luckily, online sales have been 

steady,” Wilcox said. “It is wonderful to see how much 

Vermont came together to support small businesses and 

artists in this uncertain time.” 

If you’re in the Killington area, you’re likely to spot Wilcox 

out on the town in the “Wander Wagon,” her van which 

is adorned with decals featuring her lettering. 

“I have actually heard from many folks who have found 

me because they spotted my van somewhere: usually 

parked at trailheads, my favorite coffee shops, or driving 

to and from the post office. I created the artwork and 

the wonderful Green Screen Graphics made it a reality. 

It makes me so happy to know that the Wander Wagon is 

recognizable. I hope that it brings people joy! I am a snowboarder 

and sometimes when I go through the parking 

reservation checkpoint to ride at Killington, the attendant 

will say, ‘nice van!’ I love these moments.” 

Next up for Wander on Words is a lettering challenge 

and giveaway in February. To learn more, follow her on 

Facebook and Instagram @wanderonwords or visit wanderonwords.com.

The Mountain Times • Jan. 13-19, 2021 LIVING ADE • 21 

Uphill Travel routes now open 

at Killington and Pico 

Uphill Travel routes are open for skinning. 

Make sure you grab a 2020-21 Uphill 

Travel pass from the season pass office 

at Snowshed, and review all of the safety 

information on Killington Resort’s Uphill 

Travel page before heading out to earn 

your turns (killington.com/the-mountain/mountain-info/uphill-travel.) 

The most crucial safety and etiquette 

guidelines to keep in mind are: 

1. Wear reflective clothing and a bright 

headlamp if you’re traveling uphill 

at night or in the early morning 

hours when it’s dark or low light. 

2. Travel up and down only on designated 

routes marked by Uphill 

Travel signage. 

3. Always yield to mountain operations 

vehicles, such as snowmobiles 

and snowcats, and downhill traffic, 

including skiers and snowboarders. 

4. Travel on the edge of the trail and 

don’t stand with more than two 

people side-by-side across the trail. 

By Jason Mikula 

‘John Lewis: Good Trouble’ 

streaming online, Jan. 14-17 

A chronicle of the legendary Civil Rights 

activist and Congressman 

WOODSTOCK— Billings Farm & Museum’s 11th Annual Woodstock Vermont Film 

Series features “John Lewis: Good Trouble,” produced and directed by award-winning 

filmmaker Dawn Porter, Thursday through Sunday ahead of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. 

Using interviews and rare archival footage, this timely film chronicles John Robert Lewis’ 

60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun 

control, health-care reform and immigration. Using recent interviews with Lewis, then 80 

years old, Porter explores his childhood experiences, his inspiring family and his fateful 

meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1957. In addition to her interviews with Lewis 

and his family, Porter’s primarily cinéma verité film also includes interviews with political 

leaders, Congressional colleagues, and other people who figure prominently in his life. An 

interview with Dawn Porter by Film Series curator Jay Craven is included with the film. 

“John Lewis: Good Trouble” is available for streaming from the comfort of your home 

Jan. 14-17. The Woodstock Vermont Film Series is produced by Billings Farm & Museum 

with generous support from local sponsors. Lead sponsors include the Woodstock Inn & 

Resort and the Ellaway Group. For a full list of films, to learn how to view the films, and to 

purchase tickets and passes, go to billingsfarm.org/filmseries or call 802-457-5303. 

Here comes Tour de Slate 2021 

Registration for TDS 2021 edition is now open! 

MIDDLE TOWN SPRINGS—Organizers 

have been hard at work to organize the 

2021 Tour de Slate event and make it bigger 

and better than ever. The 100 mile ride 

is back along with more updates to 

be announced later. 

This year’s ride will be a 

hybrid event. 

SAVE 

the 

DATE 

Aug. 

Why? Last year they 

were forced into offering 

a virtual event in addition 

to the in person affair 

because of Covid-19 

travel restrictions. By so 

doing, they increased the 

giving potential significantly. 

Even though the in-person rider 

base was down, the total amount of funds 

raised was increased. Last year they had 

virtual riders from as far away as Nevada. 

7 

Courtesy of Tour de Slate 

For those of you that can travel to Vermont, 

however, you will be treated to an 

incredible ride and a most rewarding experience. 

So, you can now ride and “help 

us help them” anywhere in the world! 

Visit tourdeslate.org to register 

now and find out more. 

Courtesy of Tour de Slate 

NIGHT EAGLE 

WILDERNESS ADVENTURE 

A unique summer camp for 

boys, ages 10-14, in the heart 

of Vermont’s Green Mountains. 

Call for a full brochure (802) 446-6100. 

tipi living • nature crafts 

hiking • wilderness skills 

canoeing • backpacking 

archery • atlatls & ‘hawks 

swimming • cooperative 

work & play • and much more 

1, 2, 3, 4, & 6-week sessions 

nighteaglewilderness.com 

Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures

22 • LIVING ADE 


Billings Farm’s Winter Wonders 

Camp registration open now 

Join us for a “fun”tastic time! 

Feb. 15-19, 2021—WOOD- 

STOCK—Billings Farm’s Winter 

Wonders Camp will host youth 

ages 7-10, Feb. 15-19, 9 a.m. – 12:30 

p.m. for a variety of engaging 

winter activities, indoors and 

outdoors. 

Campers will explore the 

wonders of winter including making 

ice globes, studying snowflakes 

under the microscope and 

identifying animal tracks. Other 

“fun”tastic activities include: 

• Making hot cocoa and popcorn 

over an open fire 

• Sculpting animals and 

people out of snow 

Courtesy of Billings Farm & Museum 

• Scavenger hunt in the 

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park 

• Making a bird feeder from oranges and tasting sugar on snow 

• Meeting our farm animals and learning what animals do in the winter 

Billings takes the safety of our staff, animals, and our guests seriously. Winter Wonders 

Camp will follow the State of Vermont guidelines, including health screenings, 

face coverings and physical distancing. The group size will be kept small, consisting of 

a maximum of 15 campers and 3 counselors. 

For pricing information and to register: billingsfarm.org/winter-wonders-camp. 

The Billings Farm & Museum is owned and operated by The Woodstock Foundation 

Inc., a charitable non-profit institution. Billings Farm & Museum is committed to 

providing educational opportunities and experiences to our visitors, whether here in 

Woodstock, Vermont or at home wherever you are through our online resources at Billings 

Farm at Home. Visit billingsfarm.org, and find it on Facebook at facebook.com/ 

BillingsFarmMuseum/ and Instagram at instagram.com/billingsfarm. 

SPECIALS 

MONDAY-FRIDAY 

1/2 Price Appetizers 

3pm-5pm 

WEDNESDAY is Mule 

Night $10 all Mules 

McGrath’s 

THURSDAY is Smash 

Night $10 Goomba 

Smashes 

Irish Pub 

SATURDAY 

Apres-Ski Party 

SUNDAY BURGER NIGHT 

Gourmet Burger 

+ any Cocktail $20 

or 

+ any Beer or Cider $15 

COCKTAIL AND BEER 

SPECIALS EVERYDAY 

Hildene launches live virtual 

education program: the Black 

Porters’ fight for social justice 

2021 marks the 10th anniversary of the arrival of the Pullman Palace Car, 

Sunbeam, at Hildene. The 1903 meticulously restored wooden rail car came off 

the line during Robert Lincoln’s presidency of the Pullman Company and while 

he was building Hildene. The interpretive exhibit “Many 

Voices,” located on Sunbeam’s rail station platform, 

includes the important voice of the black porters. 

It seemed fitting that in Sunbeam’s anniversary 

year at Hildene, the education department 

would launch a new virtual version 

of its social history education program, 

“Pullman Porters: Unsung Heroes.” During 

this live program designed for grades 

6 - 8, students will explore the history of 

the Black porters, discover the critical 

role they played in giving rise to America’s 

black middle class, learn of their involvement 

in the formation of the black labor 

movement, and how these men provided 

momentum for the civil rights movement. 

Focused primarily on the slice of history that 

spans 100 years from the 1863 emancipation 

Inn at 

L ng Trail 

Deer Leap 

Courtesy of Hildene 

proclamation to the 1963 March on Washington, 

students will engage in activities touching on what 

it was like to travel in and work on a Pullman car and participate 

in discussions related to the porters’ enduring fight for social justice. This 

program can come into the classroom or into the home. The school program fee is 

$3 per student or $25 per homeschool family. 

All education programs are informed by Hildene’s mission, “Values into Action.” 

For more information or to schedule this program, please contact Diane 

Newton, Youth Education Director at 802-874-4787 or newton@hildene.org. 

McGrath’s 

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Mon.–Fri. 3-9 p.m. 

Sat. & Sun. 12-9 p.m. 

Take-Out Available 

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Mon.-Fri. 3p-9p | Sat. 1p-9p | Sun. 1p-8p 

Full Dinner Menu, Patio Dining 

with Fire Pit & Potbelly Stove 

Reservations Required via Open Table or 802-422-8200 

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Food Matters 


Courtesy of VT Fish & Wildlife 

Hunters take 6,136 turkeys in Vermont in 2020 

A preliminary report from Vermont Fish & Wildlife 

shows that hunters brought home 6,136 wild turkeys 

during 2020, including 627 turkeys taken during the 

April youth weekend hunt, a total of 4,791 gobblers 

taken during the regular spring season, and 718 birds 

during the fall. 

“Although 2020 will undoubtedly be remembered as 

the year of many challenges, at least one thing remained 

the same – Vermont hunters took to the woods to enjoy 

some restorative time afield and were again rewarded for 

their efforts,” said Vermont Fish & Wildlife turkey biologist 

Chris Bernier. “Second only to 2010, a near record number 

of turkey licenses were sold during 2020, resulting in 

an impressive turkey harvest that closely tracked the average 

harvest reported over the past 10 years.” 

Hunter success rates remained high with 20% of 

resident hunters taking birds during the spring hunt, 

and 32% of those successful hunters taking a second 

bearded bird. Youth hunters also enjoyed a remarkable 

29% success rate during the April youth weekend 

season. 

“The 6,136 turkeys represent an estimated 140,000 

servings of locally sourced, free-range, wild turkey meat 

as well as countless memories and an enduring connection 

to the land,” added Bernier. 

Turkeys were hunted statewide and were harvested 

in 241 of Vermont’s 255 towns. The northern Lake 

Champlain Valley and the Connecticut River Valley 

continued to be productive regions for turkey hunters 

with the highest harvests again recorded in these 

parts of the state. 

“Vermont’s long history of careful and considerate 

management of wild turkeys has positioned us to maximize 

the benefits we all receive from this remarkable 

bird. Beyond the simple enjoyment and sustenance 

people get from watching and hunting wild turkeys, 

these birds play a critical role in the environment as an 

important prey item and influence the populations of 

many other species.” 

Conservation of wild turkey habitat continues to 

play a key role in the health and vitality of their population. 

Bernier notes that a patchwork of fields and forests 

provide most of what a turkey needs to survive. He says 

the efforts to protect and manage habitat by private 

landowners and volunteer-based conservation groups 

like the National Wild Turkey Federation help ensure 

Vermont has a sustainable and abundant wild turkey 

population for the future. 

Everyone can help support conservation and good 

habitat for wild turkeys and other wildlife on state Wildlife 

Management Areas by purchasing the 2021 Vermont 

Habitat Stamp at vtfishandwildlife.com. 

Sherburne Memorial 

hosts stuffed animal 

sleepover and movies 

By Mrs. Knipes, Youth Services Librarian 

Friday, Jan. 15—KILLINGTON—Sherburne Memorial 

Library will host a stuffed animal sleepover on 

Friday, Jan. 15. They are encouraging everyone (both 

kids and adults) to bring in a stuffed animal by 5:30 p.m. 

that day. They will be tagged so they can return them to 

their rightful owners the next day. Pictures of all of the 

adventures will be posted that next day on the library 

Facebook page and website. They usually turn out to be 

hysterical, so they hope lots of folks will participate. It is 

in celebration of the birthday of A.A. Milne, who wrote 

“Winnie the Pooh.” 

Also on that weekend, the library is offering family 

movie night and matinee. Send an email to sherburnememorial@gmail.com 

with the title of a movie you’d 

like to check out. They’ll have it ready for you to pick up 

either Friday, Jan. 15 at 5:30 p.m. or Saturday, Jan. 16 at 1 

p.m. Along with the movie, they’ll give you a container 

of freshly popped popcorn and candy to go with it. Just 

return the movie when it’s due. Be sure to note in your 

email which day works best for you...either the Friday 

night or the Saturday matinee. The next family movie 

night and matinee will be Jan. 22 and 23. 

SW Vermont Medical Center 

hosts online cooking party 

Expert panel will feature recipes and tips 

specifically for cancer survivors and families 

Cooking and eating healthfully can be challenging, 

especially if you are undergoing cancer treatment, recovering 

from cancer, living with cancer, or living cancer-free. 

That’s why SVMC has invited Registered Dietitian Kristin 

Irace; Medical Oncologist Charlene Ives, MD; Executive 

Chef Laura LaCroix; and Radiation Oncologist Matthew 

Vernon, MD—to show cancer survivors and their families 

how to increase the enjoyment of healthy meals. 

A Cancer Survivors’ Cooking Party is free and open to 

all. The event is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Wed., Jan. 13 via 

Zoom online meeting software. Registrants will receive 

the ingredient list and amounts, so they can prepare in advance 

and cook throughout the presentation, if they like. 

Register at svhealthcare.org/Classes-Events. 

JONES 

DONUTS 

“Jones Donuts and Bakery is a 

must stop if you reside or simply 

come to visit Rutland. They have 

been an institution in the community 

and are simply the best.” 

open wed. - sun. 5 to 12 

closed mon. + tues. 

23 West St, Rutland 

802-773-7810 

Come to our sugarhouse for 

the best breakfast around! 

After breakfast, check out 

our gift shop for all your 

souvenir, gift, and maple 

syrup needs. We look 

forward to your visit! 

Dine-in or Take-out available. 

Serving Breakfast & Lunch 

7a.m. - 2p.m. daily 

Check out our menu online! 

Sugar & Spice Restaurant & Gift Shop 

Rt. 4 Mendon, VT 

802-773-7832 | www.vtsugarandspice.com

Food Matters 


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Back Country Café 

The Back Country Café is a hot spot 

for delicious breakfast foods. Choose 

from farm fresh eggs, multiple kinds of 

pancakes and waffles, omelets or daily 

specials to make your breakfast one of a kind. Just the right heat Bloody 

Marys, Mimosas, Bellini, VT Craft Brews, Coffee and hot chocolate drinks. 

Maple Syrup and VT products for sale. Check Facebook for daily specials. 

(802) 422-4411. 

Birch Ridge 

Serving locals and visitors alike since 1998, dinner 

at the Birch Ridge Inn is a delicious way to 

complete your day in Killington. Featuring Vermont 

inspired New American cuisine in the Inn’s dining 

room and Great Room Lounge, you will also find 

a nicely stocked bar, hand crafted cocktails, fine 

wines, seafood and vegetarian options, and wonderful house made desserts. 

birchridge.com, (802) 422-4293. 

Casey’s Caboose 

Come for fun, amazing food, great drinks, and 

wonderful people. A full bar fantastic wines and 

the largest selection of craft beers with 21 on tap. 

Our chefs create fresh, healthy and interesting 

cuisine. Try our steaks or our gourmet burgers 

made with 100% Vermont ground beef, U.S. lamb or home-grown pork— we 

have 17 burgers on our menu! Try our famous mac n’ cheese with or without 

lobster. Yes! the train is still running... caseyscaboose.com,(802) 422-3795. 

Jones’ Donuts 

Offering donuts and a bakery, with a 

community reputation as being the best! 

Closed Monday and Tuesday. 23 West 

Street, Rutland. See what’s on special 

at Facebook.com/JonesDonuts/. 

Call (802) 773-7810. 

Killington Market 

Take breakfast, lunch or dinner on the go 

at Killington Market, Killington’s on-mountain 

grocery store for the last 30 years. 

Choose from breakfast sandwiches, hand 

carved dinners, pizza, daily fresh hot panini, roast chicken, salad and specialty 

sandwiches. Vermont products, maple syrup, fresh meat and produce along 

with wine and beer are also for sale. killingtonmarket.com (802) 422-7736 

or (802) 422-7594. 

Liquid Art 

Relax in the warm atmosphere at Liquid 

Art. Look for artfully served lattes from 

their La Marzocco espresso machine, or 

if you want something stronger, try their 

signature cocktails. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, they focus on healthy 

fare and provide you with a delicious meal different than anything else on the 

mountain. liquidartvt.com, (802) 422-2787. 

OPEN SAT, SUN & MON at 11AM 

for MLK WEEKENED 

Open Daily at 

11:30 a.m. 

BURGERS 

BURRITOS 

SEAFOOD 

CRAFT BEER 

BEST WINGS 

SANDWICHES 

BBQ RIBS 

NACHOS 

DAILY SPECIALS 

KIDS MENU 

happy hour 

DAILY WING 

SPECIAL 

Choices Restaurant 

& Rotisserie 

Choices Restaurant and Rotisserie was 

named 2012 “Ski” magazines” favorite 

restaurant. Choices may be the name of 

the restaurant but it is also what you get. Soup of the day, shrimp cocktail, 

steak, hamburgers, a variety of salads and pastas, scallops, monkfish, lamb 

and more await you. An extensive wine list and in house made desserts are 

also available. choicesrestaurantkillington.com (802) 422-4030. 

McGrath’s 

Irish Pub 

Dream Maker Bakers 

Dream Maker Bakers is an all-butter, from-scratch 

bakery making breads, bagels, croissants, cakes 

and more daily. It serves soups, salads and 

sandwiches and offers seating with free Wifi. At 

5501 US Route 4, Killington, VT. No time to wait? 

Call ahead. Curb-side pick up available. dreammakerbakers.com, (802) 422- 

5950. 

Inn at Long Trail 

Looking for something a little different? Hit up 

McGrath’s Irish Pub for a perfectly poured pint of 

Guinness, Inn live music at on the weekends and delicious 

food. Guinness not your favorite? They also 

L ng Trail 

have Vermont’s largest Irish Whiskey selection. 

Visit innatlongtrail.com, (802) 775-7181. 

Lookout Tavern 

Celebrating 20 years of fun, friends and good 

times here in Killington! Everything from soup 

to nuts for lunch and dinner; juicy burgers, fresh 

salads, delicious sandwiches and K-Town’s best 

wings. Your first stop after a full day on the Mountain 

for a cold beer or specialty drink and a great 

meal! lookoutvt.com, (802) 422-5665. 

Moguls 

Voted the best ribs and burger in Killington, 

Moguls is a great place for the whole 

family. Soups, onion rings, mozzarella 

sticks, chicken fingers, buckets of chicken 

wings, salads, subs and pasta are just 

some of the food that’s on the menu. Free shuttle and take away and delivery 

options are available. mogulssportspub.com (802) 422-4777. 

Nite Spot Pizza 

Outrageously good pizza. Join us for wood fired 

pizza, salads, kids menu, family arcade and live 

music! (802) 422-9885. 

Vermont Inspired 

New-American Cuisine 

OUR 20 TH ANNIVERSARY! 

DINE IN & BAR SEATING AVAILABLE 

2910 KILLINGTON ROAD, KILLINGTON VT 

802-422-LOOK LOOKOUTVT.COM 

Protected by 

Synexis Bio-Defense 

23 Years Serving Guests 

At the Covered Carriageway 

37 Butler Road, Killington 

birchridge.com • 802.422.4293 

Serving from 6:00 PM 

Wednesday thru Sunday 

in the Great Room 

and Dining Room 

Reservations 

Welcomed

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Peppino’s 

Chef-owned since 1992, Peppino’s offers 

Neapolitan cuisine at its finest: 

pasta, veal, chicken, seafood, steak, 

and flatbreads. If you want it, Peppino’s 

has it! Aprés-hour daily features half price appetizers and flatbreads. 

Reservations accepted. peppinosvt.com, (802) 422-3293. 

Seward’s Dairy 

If you’re looking for something truly 

unique and Vermont, check out Seward 

Dairy Bar. Serving classic homemade 

food including hamburgers, steaks, chicken, sandwiches and seafood. Craving 

something a little sweeter? Check out their own homemade 39 flavors of 

ice cream. Vermont products also sold. (802) 773-2738. 

Still On the Mountain 

Killington Distillery & Still on the Mountain 

Cocktail Bar invite you to enjoy our handcrafted 

small batch spirits inspired from the blissful Killington 

region. Pair your cocktail with one of 

our delectable food offerings made from sustainably 

sourced, local ingredients. Sit back, 

sip on your cocktail, and dig into a delicious meal in the lap of nature. 

killingtondistillery.com, (802) 422-8200. 

Sugar and Spice 

Stop on by to Sugar and Spice for a home style 

breakfast or lunch served up right. Try six different 

kinds of pancakes and/or waffles or order up 

some eggs and home fries. For lunch they offer 

a Filmore salad, grilled roast beef, burgers and 

sandwiches. Take away available. 

www.vtsugarandspice.com (802) 773-7832. 

Sushi Yoshi 

Sushi Yoshi is Killington’s true culinary adventure. 

With Hibachi, Sushi, Chinese and 

Japanese, we have something for every age 

and palate. Private Tatame rooms and large 

party seating available. We boast a full bar with 

20 craft beers on draft. We are chef-owned and operated. Serving lunch 

and dinner. Delivery or take away option available. Now open year round. 

www.vermontsushi.com (802) 422-4241. 

Taco X 

Taco X is the place to go for a wide selection of 

tacos and entrees full of house-smoked meats, 

fresh-made toppings and artisanal fermentation. 

Don’t forget the Margarita! Located at 2841 Killington 

Road. Call (802)422-2424 for take-out orders. 

Follow @killingtontacox on Facebook. 

Chaffee hosts 

opening for new 

exhibit, Pictures 

and Words 

Friday, Jan. 15 from 5-7 p.m.—RUTLAND—The 

Chaffee Art Center, your center for creativity, invites 

the community to the opening of its new exhibit, 

Pictures and Words on Jan. 15 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. An 

RSVP is required to attend. 

The exhibit will feature many talented authors and 

illustrators. Fran Bull and B.Amore will have solo featured 

galleries. Sandy Gartner and Emily Casey will be featured 

in the third gallery. Plus, many others will be on display 

throughout the first floor of the mansion: Joe Citro/Robert 

Waldo Brunelle Jr.; Yvonne Daley; 

Nancy Snow/Norma Montaigne; 

Mary Crowley; Steve 

Jan. 

Halford; Carolyn Shattuck; 

Bob Lloyd; and Stephane 

Schaffer. 

Chaffee artist members 

will also have work on 

display and for sale in the 

upstairs galleries, as well as in 

the Gallery Shoppe that is filled 

with handmade treasures and gift 

ideas for any occasion, or even for yourself! This 

exhibit will be up until Feb. 26. 

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Please RSVP as a limited number of attendees will be 

allowed at one time in the mansion. Reserve your half 

hour time slot at 5 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. by 

calling 802-775-0356 or emailing info@chaffeeartcenter. 

org to reserve. There is no charge for admittance. A donation 

would be greatly appreciated. 

As it celebrates 60 years as an art center in the Rutland 

Community, Chaffee also invites you to join as an artist, 

single or family member to help it to continue to inspire 

and cultivate creativity, while positively impacting the 

vitality of our community through the arts. 

Visit the Chaffee during open hours to experience the 

beauty of the 1890s historic building and the wonderful 

works of art throughout, plus the gallery shoppe! While 

there, picture your next event, bridal shower, wedding, 

meeting or retreat being held in the beautiful 1890s mansion, 

fondly known by its first owners as Sunny Gables. 

Hours are Thursday and Friday 12-4 p.m.; Saturday 10 

a.m. to 2 p.m. Private appointments available by request. 

Check out chaffeeartcenter.org and the Chaffee Art Center 

Facebook page for updates, call 802-775-0356, info@ 

chaffeeartcenter.org, or stop in to the Chaffee Art Center 

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Sherburne UCC “Little White Church,” Killington, VT 

Southern Vermont Arts Center unveils 

new exhibition, Unmasked: Artful 

Responses to the Pandemic 

Saturday, Jan. 16—MANCHESTER—Southern 

Vermont Arts Center (SVAC) is pleased to announce 

a powerful winter exhibition in which artists reveal 

their struggles, creative breakthroughs, perspectives, 

and personal relationships through 

new works of art. This thematic exhibition 

titled “Unmasked: Artful Responses to the 

Pandemic’’ unfolds over the sequence of 10 

galleries in SVAC’s Yester House. 

Opening Jan. 16, Unmasked: Artful 

Responses to the Pandemic will explore the 

myriad ways that pandemic-related challenges 

have impacted artists, catalyzing meaningful shifts 

in their artistic output. For nearly a year, our lives 

have been impacted in unprecedented ways by the 

coronavirus. Like many other sectors, the art field 

has faced enormous challenges. But there have been 

silver linings, too—remarkable instances of creativity, 

collaboration, compassion, and change. 

SVAC is creating space for visual artists to present 

artwork influenced by and made during the pandemic. 

For these individuals, creating art during this 

period has become a form of protection against the 

negative effects of the coronavirus. 

“This exhibition combines an exciting mix of artists, 

showcasing not only some of the tremendous 

talent that resides in the state of Vermont but also 

bringing national and even international perspectives 

into the conversation about Covid’s impact on 

artists,” said Alison Crites, SVAC’s manager of Exhibitions 

and Interpretive Engagement. “What we hope 

will be especially meaningful for visitors is how these 

artful responses to the pandemic invite us all 

to consider the ways in which cultivating 

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SVAC: Artists respond to the Covid-19 pandemic in new Manchester show 

from page 26 

The exhibition includes 

diverse media 

including 2D work from 

watercolor to ink to charcoal 

to acrylic; and photography, 

textile/fiber art, 

book making, 3D masks, 

video, a site-specific 

outdoor installation, and 

more. Of the over 40 participating 

artists, several 

are part of unique group 

initiatives that formed or 

gained traction during 

the pandemic, such as the 

Tiny Pricks Project. Contributors 

to this project, 

from around the world, 

stitched Donald Trump’s 

words into textiles, creating 

the material record of 

his presidency and of the 

movement against it. 

Through their art, the 

artists of Unmasked offer 

compelling responses 

to many relatable challenges, 

such as how to 

overcome isolation, how 

to maintain productivity, 

how to find solace, 

By Irene Cole, Courtesy of SVAC 

“ Journey,” 2020, oil 

and how to document these events for posterity. The exhibition also includes a 

Response Station, where visitors are invited to share their own stories of creativity 

during the pandemic. 

Please check the exhibition page on SVAC’s website for upcoming programs 

related to the exhibition (svac.org/class/unmasked.) 

Courtesy of Chandler Center for the Arts 

Northern Harmony 

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Jan. 16 at 7 p.m.—RANDOLPH—Northern Harmony, an ensemble of 10 brilliant 

young singers led by Larry Gordon, presents a concert of seasonal songs from world 

harmony traditions as well as Renaissance works on Saturday, Jan. 16, at 7 p.m., at 

Chandler Center for the Arts in Randolph. 

All the singers are Covid tested, and have been quarantining in Marshfield, preparing 

this concert program so that they can perform together safely under the state guidelines. 

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range in age, most are adults and there are no young kittens. 

Some are very social and others are a little more reserved, but all 

deserve to have a furr-ever loving home. To adopt one of these 

amazing kitties please go to our website and fill out an application. 

Once approved we will set up a time for you to come meet all our 

wonderful cats! Vermont residents only due to Covid restrictions. 

This pet is available for adoption at 

Springfield Humane Society 

401 Skitchewaug Trail, Springfield, VT• (802) 885-3997 

*Adoptions will be handled online until further notice. 

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OCALA - 4-years-old. 

Neutered male. Plott 

hound mix. Brindle. I would 

love to have a family that is 

very active, going on hikes, 

swimming, etc. 

JERRY - 3-months-old. 

Spayed female. Domestic 

short-hair. Brown tiger. I 

enjoy sitting high up while 

taking a little nap. 

MELISSA - 2-years-old. 


short-hair. Calico. I love to 

be petted under my neck 

and on my back. 

ROXIE - 2-years-old. 


short-hair. Brown tabby. I 

will be the first to greet you 

when you come in to the 

room for a visit. 

ZEUS - Adult. Neutered 

male. American rabbit. 

Brown. I like to approach 

you and then hop away 

just before you can pet me. 

SALT - 4-months-old. 


medium-hair. Black. There 

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and learn and I just 

don’t feel there is enough 

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I’m a 5-year-old spayed female. My life has undergone a few 

changes. As I enter this new chapter, I am trying to go with the 

flow. I am a bit shy and take my time warming up. I’m curious 

to see how this plot twist turns out! My ultimate dream 

would be to find my forever home at the end of this chapter 

— a purrrfect beginning to a new segment, enjoying a life with 

my very own family! So, if you are like me and ready to embark 

on a brand new installment of life and would like some furry 

company, please call today to learn more about me! 

This pet is available for adoption at 

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you’ll know when I want attention. 

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INKY - 4-years-old. Neutered 

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Neutered male. Domestic 

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you that pets need 

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months. Dogs and cats 

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Cosmic 

Catalogue 

Copyright ©2021 - Cassandra Tyndall 

Aries 

March 21 - April 20 

deep, profound and honest look 

A at your career and overall life 

direction may be required under this 

week’s New Moon. If you’d like to 

make some changes, this is a great 

time to start sowing seeds that will 

bare fruit down the track. The key 

for success is for you to formulate a 

strategy and follow the plan. It will 

take time, so embracing the virtue of 

patience may also be required. 

Taurus 

April 21 - May 20 

Any situation you’re faced with 

– the good, the bad or the indifferent 

– only has the meaning that 

you choose to assign to it. Mindset 

and perspective are such an important, 

yet often overlooked part of 

creating happiness and meaningful 

change in life. This week you may 

need to adjust your attitude toward a 

certain situation that you’re not longer 

content with. Change is rarely 

easy for you, but bending is usually 

better than breaking. 

Gemini 

May 21 - June 20 

If changing your financial status was 

one of your goals for 2021, this 

week may help you make progress. 

Embrace the idea that every little effort 

and action you take compounds 

over time. It’s not about where you are 

today, but where you want to be this 

time next year that will really make 

the difference for you. Each small 

step will get you closer to where you 

want to be. Don’t allow boredom or 

distractions to derail you, your dreams 

are too important. 

Cancer 

June 21 - July 20 

Profound insights may be gleaned 

within a close romantic relationship 

or a Platonic partnership. Heightened 

connection may be possible as 

you get closer to the truth of what 

meaningful relationships mean to you. 

Power plays and dramatic dynamics 

may also prompt you to adjust how 

much of your own energy you invest 

into certain situations. Either way, the 

opportunity to transform your idea of 

partnership is possible. 

Leo 

July 21 - August 20 

Sometimes it can be helpful to take 

a step away from the spotlight and 

observe a situation from the outside. 

Not that it’s your intention to outshine 

others, but your warmth and generosity 

can overshadow the needs and desires 

of those who matter to you. This week, 

pay special significance to the conversations 

that take place in an important 

partnership. Reading between the lines 

may be required and not taking things 

personally. If someone shares their 

dreams and goals for the future, listen 

with your ears and your heart. 

Virgo 

August 21 - September 20 

Very few of us are experiencing 

fun, joy and socializing on 

our own terms right now. That being 

said, this week provides you with an 

opportunity to reevaluate the fun you 

were having before and start afresh. 

A cleanse and purge of old habits and 

patterns may be required. Perhaps a 

new pastime, creative pursuit or even 

approaching love and romance from a 

new angle will be the reset you need. 

Libra 

September 21 - October 20 

All things to do with home and 

family will come under focus this 

week. It may be time for you to refresh 

some habits or patterns that have grown 

tired. Perhaps it’s a family dynamic or 

relationship that will be a cause for concern. 

Either way, excavating a problem 

at the core will be the way to heal it. 

This week may not be the time to play 

nice, but honesty will be required to 

improve connection and intimacy with 

those you love the most. 

Scorpio 

October 21 - November 20 

Speak to any therapist and they’ll 

confirm that communication is the 

number one reason relationships don’t 

work. Words can be complicated. Not 

only are they spoken and heard, they 

also need to be felt, understood and 

acknowledged. If you’re having these 

types of issues, this week invites you to 

see things from another angle. True intimacy 

comes from a brutal kind of honesty. 

It’s a risk, but one you need to take. 

Empowering you to lead a divinely inspired life. 

Sagittarius 

November 21 - December 20 

New Moon in your money zone 

A can help you reset and refocus 

on your financial goals for this year. 

Take a deep look at your money. Get 

close with it. Treat it like any kind of 

important relationship in your life. If 

you ignore, deny or show a lack of appreciation 

for your romantic relationships, 

you’ll end up in hot water fast. 

Your money is no different. Regardless 

of your situation, see money as a 

source of support and watch it expand 

and grow. 

Capricorn 

December 21 - January 20 

Some deep, profound and meaningful 

changes may need to be made 

this week as the New Moon falls in 

your sign. You learned so much about 

yourself recently and what you’re 

willing to tolerate, and what you’re 

not. Now, it’s time to strategize a new 

plan for your own personal growth and 

evolution on your terms. The more you 

increase your own sense of personal 

value, others will too. Ask for more 

and that is exactly what you’ll receive. 

Aquarius 

January 21 - February 20 

This week may provide some 

deep and meaningful insights. 

This may come in the shape of your 

dreams, your intuition or from your 

past. This may not be a week of sunshine 

and roses for you, but you’ll 

gain the kind of clarity you need to 

make more authentic and honest 

choices. Any obstacles that pop up 

can be overcome by getting deeply 

honest with what’s not working and 

what needs to be changed. Be willing 

to face head on what you’d prefer to 

be in denial about. 

Pisces 

February 21 - March 20 

The nature of your friendships and 

social connections have changed 

so much in recent times. This week, 

a New Moon in your friend zone 

may help you reset some of the connections 

that have lost their spark 

due to not being able to catch up in 

real life. You may discover deep and 

meaningful insights while figuring 

out who is likely to be a part of your 

circle when life gets back to some 

kind of normal again. 

Cassandra has studied astrology for about 20 years. She is an international teacher of astrology who has been published all over the globe. 

Don’t let time slow 

you down 

If a change is worth making, the time it takes is worth 

taking. It’s easy to feel inspired by possibility, especially if 

you’re not satisfied by the current status quo. Dreaming up 

goals, making plans and thinking about the end point can 

help us visualize a better future. Without a sense of hope or 

faith in what is possible, there is no momentum to push the 

boundary of what is. 

For some of us, that sense of momentum can swiftly 

die off once it’s time to roll up our sleeves and get to work. 

Either we get so in the trenches of what has to be done that 

we lose sight of the vision, or we get so inspired by the vision 

that we overlook what is actually required to get from point 

A to point B. 

This week, it may be important to remind yourself that 

reaching a worthwhile goal that brings meaningful change 

actually takes time and hard work. Rather than let that 

deflate you, use any negative energy to your favor. Try not 

to see it as a weight to bring you down; instead, see it as a 

driving force for transformation. You can’t reap and sow in 

the same season. 

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Wood turtles are rare 

(and threatened) beauties 

Last June, my wife Marie and I encountered a mature 

wood turtle while walking through a forest near our 

home. We admired the intricate topography of its shell, 

inspiration for this species’ scientific 

name: Glyptemys (“carved 

turtle”) insculpta (“sculpted”). 

The 9-inch adult had brownishblack 

skin and scarlet-orange 

patches on its neck and legs. 

Its lower shell was a rich yellow 

The Outside 

Story 

By Michael J. 

Caduto 

encircled by black splotches. 

Sadly, these beautiful creatures 

are now rare or endangered 

throughout much of their range, 

which stretches from the northeastern 

United States to southeastern 

Canada, west to the Great 

Lakes, and south to Virginia. Development has destroyed 

turtle habitat, especially in crucial riparian environments 

along stream banks. Poaching turtles for pets or to sell on 

the black market has wiped out entire populations. It is 

now illegal to capture, sell or possess wood turtles in Vermont, 

New Hampshire, 

and Maine, among other 

states and provinces. 

During summer, 

wood turtles wander 

between water and dry 

land, eating a variety 

of plants and animals, 

from berries and 

mushrooms to insects, slugs, snails, tadpoles, crayfish 

and small fish. They specialize in stomping the ground, 

prompting earthworms to surface, where they’re 

quickly dispatched. The turtles rarely wander much 

more than a quarter mile from the water. 

“For the most part, they are river turtles whose 

entire lives are based around a home stream,” said 

herpetologist Jim Andrews, coordinator of the Vermont 

Reptile and Amphibian Atlas. 

This time of year, wood turtles have settled into a 

hibernaculum to wait out winter’s cold. In late autumn, 

wood turtles swim to a pool within a stream to seek a 

safe place underwater – sometimes wedged behind a log 

or large rock – where they’ll spend the winter. The temperature 

in this hibernaculum will remain just above 

freezing throughout the season. Turtles enter a state of 

brumation, during which metabolism drops by 95% and 

their body temperature assumes that of the environment. 

The turtles must be able to obtain oxygen 

while submerged, which they do through 

linings on the roof of the mouth and inside 

the cloaca (rear end). In April, 

as these streams thaw 

and warm, wood 

turtles return 

to foraging in 

“There is heavy predation on eggs, so the 

survival of eggs and young is limited,”said 

Jim Andrews, coordinator of the Vermont 

Reptile and Amphibian Atlas. 

fields and forests. 

Around mid-June, the female digs a hole up to 6 

inches deep on a sand or gravel bar along the edge of the 

river. If a waterfront nesting site is disturbed or impaired, 

she may nest in a sunny meadow, a field or even 

along a road. She lays 4-12 eggs, covers them, and tamps 

the ground with her lower shell. If the eggs remain safe 

from predators, in a little over two months, the grayishbrown 

hatchlings emerge and migrate to the relative 

safety of a stream. A female wood turtle can live for over 

50 years and so produce many nests. 

“The fact that wood turtles do not become sexually 

mature until about 14 years of age demonstrates that 

the long-term survival of adults is critical to the persistence 

of populations,” said Andrews. “There is heavy 

predation on eggs, so the survival of eggs and young is 

limited.” Everything from raccoons and skunks to foxes 

and coyotes will eat wood turtle eggs and young. 

Other dangers include crossing roads and agricultural 

fields to reach nesting sites or to forage for food, as 

well as a decrease in suitable riparian nesting sites. Biologists 

and conservationists are working to protect wood 

turtle habitat and to 

educate people about 

this and other sensitive 

riparian species. 

Protection measures 

include preventing 

development and retaining 

natural vegetation 

along shorelines, 

as well as situating new roads and driveways at least 

1,000 feet from aquatic environments. Waiting until late 

October to mow fields and meadows, and not mowing 

shorter than 7 inches, can also help protect turtles. 

If you are lucky enough to spot a wood turtle, send a 

photograph to your state’s non-game wildlife experts, 

but keep the turtle’s location secret to discourage illegal 

collecting. If you find a wood turtle in a location where it 

is threatened, such as crossing a road – and you can move 

the turtle without risking harm to yourself or others – bring 

it to a safe place nearby (within 100 yards) and in the direction 

it was headed. If wood turtles are to survive, they need 

us to offer a helping hand, and to yield a right-of-way. 

Michael J. Caduto—an author, ecologist, and storyteller 

who lives in Reading, Vermont—is author of “Through a 

Naturalist’s Eyes: Exploring the Nature of New England.” 

Illustration by Adelaide Murphy Tyrol. 

The Outside Story is assigned 

and edited by Northern 

Woodlands magazine 

and sponsored by the 

Wellborn Ecology 

Fund of the New 

Hampshire Charitable 

Foundation: 

nhcf.org. 

An overview of the 

new relief package 

Much of the focus of the new relief package has been 

on the $600 payments to individuals, but the 5,000+ 

page act covers a lot more including, small business 

loans, funding for the Covid-19 

vaccine and unemployment. 

Refundable tax credit 

The $600 individual payments, 

in addition to the $1,200 

payment under the CARES Act 

in March, are based on 2019 

tax filing information. If you 

Money 

Matters 

By Kevin Theissen 

were over the income threshold 

in 2019, but you weren’t over 

the threshold in 2020, you will 

still receive the payments as a 

refundable tax credit on your 

2020: 1040 tax return. We will 

see if Congress will increase this to $2,000 per person, 

as it has been discussed. If you received a payment 

in 2020, but end up making more than the income 

threshold, you will not need to return the money. 

Charitable giving changes 

The charitable planning provisions from the 

CARES Act have been extended to 2021. This includes 

the above-the-line deduction of $300 for individuals 

and $600 for those married filing jointly that give cash 

If you received a payment 

in 2020, but end up making 

more than the income 

threshold, you will not need 

to return the money. 

gifts to charities remains in place. This is for nonitemized 

filers only, but it provides extra incentive to 

support charitable organizations during these times. 

Also, the CARES Act allowed for cash gifts to most 

public charities of up to 100% of adjusted gross 

income in 2020. This is normally limited to 60% of 

AGI. So, if you have a large tax bill in 2021, you might 

consider taking advantage of this larger than normal 

charitable deduction. 

Flex spending rollover 

Another interesting provision is the ability to roll 

over flexible spending account (FSA) funds from 

2020 to 2021 and from 2021 to 2022. Usually, these 

accounts have a “use it or lose it” requirement that 

makes account holders use the funds by the end of 

the year. 

Simplified PPP loan forgiveness 

The application process for the Paycheck Protection 

Program’s loan forgiveness just became easier. 

For loans under $150,000, a business will now need 

to submit a certification to the lender with just three 

things: the number of employees you are able to keep 

due to the loan, how much of the loan will be used to 

cover payroll costs, and a promise that you’re going 

to do what you say you will with the money (and that 

you’ll keep records to prove it). This is designed to help 

small businesses with the hope that they continue to 

retain employees through the Covid era. 

Next possible actions 

As the next administration begins, we will be 

keeping an eye on retirement planning updates and 

additional Covid-19 relief as well as another possible 

aid package. 

Kevin Theissen is the owner of HWC Financial 

in Ludlow.

The Mountain Times • Jan. 13-19, 2021 COLUMNS • 31 

There’s an old saying that suggests that every decision 

we make is either based on love or fear. I’ve always found 

solace in that proverb and try to remember it when I am 

evaluating something in my life 

that requires judgement. 

How often do we say things or 

have an opinion on something 

that we barely understand? Quite 

often, we simply have an immediate 

reaction and that becomes 

our belief. Those are the moments 

where I try to ask myself 

The Movie 

Diary 

By Dom Cioffi 

why I think or feel a certain way. 

And more times than not, I can 

trace the origin of my opinion 

back to love or fear. 

I also try to extend this point 

to others. When someone says or does something that 

brings me immediate agitation, I’ll recite that line in my 

head and then proceed to break down the possibilities 

for their stance. It’s amazing how this tiny mental act can 

defuse an otherwise intolerable situation. 

Now, I realize the world is not a black and white place, 

and forcing it to be such can bring a lot of heartache. But 

if you’re okay with some broad brushstroke generalizations, 

that little axiom can help bring some clarity. 

Not surprisingly, over 

the last week, I’ve found 

myself resorting to this 

love/fear adage on countless 

occasions. 

The new year obviously 

got off to a rough start. 

Most of us hoped that seeing 

Dec. 31 in our rearview mirror meant better things 

to come, but it hasn’t started off that way. In fact, it’s 

jumped to a new level of chaotic. 

The news networks have had a field day with the 

available content, parsing it out to the general public 

who eagerly soak up every tasty morsel set in front of 

them. It’s easy to make broad generalizations about our 

I keep moving. I can feel my ski slide 

underneath me as I collapse onto my 

front leg. With each stride, I move forward, 

onward and upward through the 

darkness. I swing my left hip forward, 

feeling the resistance of my skins as I 

drag my ski along the snow. Paying close 

attention, I can feel the different 

fibers of the skin latching 

onto the surface at the end of 

each stride. One foot in front 

of the other, as I deliberately 

work toward my goal of the 

summit. 

I pause to catch my breath, 

desperate for a moment of respite 

on my arduous journey. 

And in this moment, I pause 

to look up in the direction of 

my travel. The morning light is 

beginning to dawn and I can 

barely make out the summit 

up ahead. She seems so far away and forbearing, 

making a timely ascent appear 

almost impossible. I check my watch, 

anxious that I’ve already been climbing 

too long without enough progress. And I 

begin to worry that I won’t make the summit 

in time. 

...the current social environment 

... is not very forgiving for certain 

transgressions. One wrong post can 

Livin’ the 

Dream 

By Merisa 

Sherman 

follow you for years. 

Just keep moving 

Feel the love 

current political and social misfortunes, 

but I think any learned 

person would agree, that the ills 

of our country are multi-layered 

and not easily discerned. 

Like most 16-year-olds, my 

son barely watches the news. In 

fact, most of his “news” comes 

from the comedy channels he 

watches either on television, 

streaming services, or YouTube. 

But most of his stances on wellknown 

issues are derived from 

memes, those comical little symbolic 

messages that find their way 

around the world via the internet. 

I hate to say it, but it seems like 

we have a whole generation of kids 

generating opinions based on tiny 

pictures with a few words of text. 

Don’t get me wrong, I like a good 

meme as much as the next guy, 

but basing an opinion or making a 

stance because of a meme is dangerous 

and irresponsible. 

My son showed me several memes that originated 

over the past week. Some 

were funny, some were 

poignant, and some were 

just plain stupid. And a few 

of them were borderline 

inappropriate. 

I talked to my son about 

the dangers of passing 

memes around via his social channels. I also reminded 

him that the current social environment he lives in is not 

very forgiving for certain transgressions. One wrong post 

can follow you for years. At this point, not a week goes 

by that there isn’t a news story about someone being 

cancelled because a social mob decided something they 

said or wrote was deemed offensive. 

At this point, I can make a choice. I 

can choose to turn around and go home, 

fearful of the hard climb to come and 

unwilling to trust the unknown. To return 

to the warmth of my bed and the comfort 

that I know awaits me. I can choose to 

turn around here, convincing myself that 

I am satisfied with a lower 

peak. Persuading myself that 

the skiing will be good enough 

from here, I can choose not 

to continue my ascent rather 

than push onward toward the 

true goal: the mountaintop. 

In my short burst of 

despair, I look down at my 

skis and remind myself that 

there is only one way that I 

will be reaching the top of 

the mountain on this or any 

other morning. There is only 

one way that I can maneuver 

around this bend in the trail, and through 

the trees up ahead. There is only one way 

that I can push through this steep section, 

one in which I will undoubtedly slip 

backwards several times. I must learn to 

trust myself. 

That’s what makes this week’s 

film so intriguing. 

“No Safe Spaces” is a documentary 

that examines the current 

social climate surrounding humor 

and outspokenness and the 

seemingly inexhaustible need for 

the public to ferret out individuals 

who have crossed the line of 

what the mob deems offensive. 

Commentated by radio talk 

show host Dennis Prager and 

comedian Adam Carolla, “No 

Safe Spaces” visits college campuses 

to interview students and 

faculty about their need for safe 

spaces. The film also delves into 

various free speech controversies 

that have occurred over 

the last few years, including 

the Jordan Peterson event in 

Canada and the Bret Weinstein 

event at Evergreen College. 

This is one of those films that 

gets under your skin. The more I watched it, the more 

agitated I became. Personally, I don’t like the trend 

that this film exposes. And while the content is only 

a year old, there have already been countless more 

examples of innocent people’s lives being ruined by 

cancellation. 

What I appreciated most about this documentary is 

that the producers took the time to get opposing viewpoints. 

One-sided arguments inside documentaries 

always make me suspicious. 

Check this one out if you’re concerned about the 

social trends occurring in our country and want a 

well-informed and educated overview. 

A vexing “B” for “No Safe Spaces” (available as a 

rental on multiple streaming services). 

Got a question or comment for Dom? You can email 

him at moviediary@att.net. 

Seed packets…the first 

sign of spring! 

I know the skiers aren’t thinking like I am. Their season has just begun and they don’t 

want to think about it ending. I, on the other hand, am excited because flower and veggie 

seeds are in the stores! Seed catalogs have begun to arrive and I get to spend time 

looking for something different to grow this year. 

I promised an occasional garden column during the winter so 

let’s take a “look forward” to the pleasure we will get from playing 

in the dirt! 

When the pandemic arrived gardening became a very popular 

way to spend free time…time that people never had before. 

Seed packets disappeared from shelves at a rapid clip. 

I have always been an early buyer of seeds. I look for ads 

in January that offer excellent discounts, up to 40% in some 

Looking 

Forward 

By Mary Ellen Shaw 

cases. There is nothing more satisfying than heading to a store 

on a cold winter day and seeing all those packets with brightly 

colored flowers and delicious looking veggies. 

I make sure to bring my list and have always been able to find 

just about everything I plan to grow. 

Last year my handy husband, Peter, made me a wooden box with slots to hold 

the packets. I divided the box into veggie and flower sections. I put the packets in 

alphabetically – beans to zucchini and asters to zinnias! Now it’s so easy to find 

what I am looking for. When all the seeds in the packet aren’t used, I can put a paper 

clip on the packet and back in the slot it goes. It will be right where it belongs 

for a fall planting of spinach or radishes. 

Once you get home with your seeds you may be motivated to grow something 

right away. Who wants to wait over four months for that to happen? You don’t have 

Livin’ the dream > 33 to. Grow lights to the rescue! 

Looking forward > 33

32 • COLUMNS 


By Nadie VanZandt 

Winterberry: a native of lasting beauty 

By Nadie VanZandt, Extension Master Gardener intern, University of Vermont 

Dominated by shades of gray, the landscape appears of a female plant. It is important to select male and female 

bleak in winter. Look closer and you may glimpse muted plants of the same flowering period for proper pollination 

mauves in the distant mountains or the warm glow that by bees and butterflies. 

envelopes the land at the golden hour. 

Planting enough shrubs to share with wildlife could 

If that doesn’t satisfy your yearning for color, consider 

planting winterberry shrubs. Their allure is in birds use this shrub for their nests and eat the berries. Al- 

enhance the berry show in fall and winter. Many species of 

the brilliant red berries that add a welcome splash of though not a favorite of deer and moose, these mammals 

color to the winter landscape. 

occasionally browse on winterberry stems and leaves. 

A native woody shrub of North America, the winterberry The best time to plant winterberries is in the spring. 

(Ilex verticillata) is one of 30 species of deciduous holly They are sold as bare rootstock, in containers or balled 

hardy in U.S. plant hardiness zones 3 through 9. Commonly and burlapped. They grow well in full sun to part shade 

referred to as black alder or winterberry holly, it grows erect and thrive in moist soil, rich in humus, with a pH of 4.5- 

to a height of 5 -12 feet with a similar spread. 

6.5. Be sure to take a soil sample to check the pH of the 

In spring, its slender branches are covered with planting site, and amend the soil accordingly. 

small green leaves followed by clusters of tiny white 

flowers, about ¼- inch wide, that grow in the leaves’ 

axils (near the stem). In the fall, after shedding its 

leaves, the shrub reveals an impressive mass of berries 

of brilliant color varying from bright red to deep CROSSWORD PUZZLE 

orange to golden yellow, depending on the cultivar. 

Laden with brilliant berries, this shrub is even more 

striking in winter against a backdrop of snow and bare trees. 

In addition to aesthetic year-round appeal, winterberries 

do not mind wet feet. They are ideal for boggy areas or 

rain gardens. In their natural habitat they grow in waterlogged 

sites, swamps and near streams and ponds. In such 

wet environments they tend to form thickets and develop 

suckers, yet they are not invasive. 

As is typical of the genus, the winterberry is dioecious, 

which means that each plant is either male or female. The 

gender is identified by the characteristic of its blossoms. 

The male winterberry produces staminate flowers 

(with stamens) while the female produces pistillate 

flowers (with pistils). Since only pistillate flowers 

produce fruit, winterberries require a strategic planting 

of male and female plants to maximize pollination by 

insects for an abundance of berries. 

Planting one male plant for every four or five female 

plants will optimize pollination and fruit production. 

Botanists recommend locating a male plant within 40 feet 

Winterberries look best planted “en masse” as a backdrop 

to other plants or at the forest edge. Space them 3 

to 5 feet apart, measuring from center to center. For best 

results, follow the planting guidelines recommended by 

the nursery where you purchase your plants. 

Once established after two to three years in the 

ground, you can trim suckers and prune them to 

shape before growth emerges in early spring. As a 

bonus, winterberry branches with scarlet berries 

make attractive floral arrangements both indoors and 

outdoors during fall and winter. 

This winter as you map out the plants you would like 

to add this year, consider giving this amazing native the 

place it deserves in your garden. 

SUDOKU 

PUZZLES page 19 

> 

By Nadie VanZandt

The Mountain Times • Jan. 13-19, 2021 COLUMNS • 33 

Livin’ the dream: To climb the mountain, literally or figuratively, you must continue to move forward 

> 

from page 31 

I must choose to move forward. I must choose to not 

give up, but to continue our climb up the mountain. Instead 

of using poles to desperately hold onto the mountain 

in fear, I must rock back into my own body and press 

my heels into the snow. I must place trust in my strength, 

in my learned skills and in my valued equipment. I must 

look deeper into my true self, to find the motivation to 

move up this mountain. 

And so I chose to continue on, each slide, each stride, 

pulling me closer to the top of the mountain. At some 

points in my climb, I cannot see the summit. It may 

be blocked by a ridgeline or the fog settling in, but the 

summit always seems out of reach. So I must have faith 

that through my repeated determination, I will, one 

day, reach the mountain top and enjoy all the glory that 

awaits us on the descent. 

What are our mountains, truly? It is easy to imagine 

the simple task of skinning up Pico, the joy of seeing the 

... we must continue to put one 

foot in front of the other, we 

must keep moving. 

sunrise from a mountaintop and the fresh, untouched 

snow of a dawn patrol that lies awaiting the descent. 

While these mountains are beautiful and their joy simple, 

there are other mountains which we must climb, there 

are other struggles that we must confront. We cannot just 

climb this mountain. We must, as Dr. Martin Luther King, 

Jr. reminded us so eloquently, “Keep moving from this 

mountain.” 

In his April 10, 1960 speech at Spelman College, Dr. 

King addressed a small crowd of female students and 

reminded them that, like Moses leading his people out of 

Egypt, they must not turn around or be comfortable with 

that already achieved. These things must not be enough, 

but instead we must say that “We will go on in spite of the 

obstacles, in spite of the difficulty, in spite of the sacrifices 

that we will have to make.” We must choose to push 

forward to the highest peak, for only then will we stand 

on the mountaintop and see the promised land. 

For many skiers, MLK weekend means simply an 

extended weekend with more ski time. But I cannot 

find a single piece of evidence that Dr. King himself ever 

went skiing or struggled with the decision of when to 

turn around on an ascent up Pico. However, Dr. King did 

speak of four mountains up which he and the citizens of 

By Merisa Sherman 

The trek to the top of a mountain can be trying at times and choices must be made to keep going, to keep moving. 

our nation must all ascend before we can be rewarded: 

the mountains of Moral and Ethical Relativism, of Practical 

Materialism, of Racial Segregation and of Corroding 

Hatred and Crippling Violence. Only when we have 

moved beyond these four mountains of injustice, will we 

find the freedom and fulfillment which we seek. 

As we move toward the next chapter, as we do every 

four years, we must continue to do better. We must 

continue to climb up the mountains that challenge us 

and we must not turn around or rest in our compliance. 

As Dr. King reminded us in his final sermon on April 3, 

1968, only from the mountaintop can we see the promised 

land. Until then, we must continue to put one foot 

in front of the other, we must keep moving. 

> 

Looking forward: Seed catalogs have begun to arrive, a perfect opportunity to spend some time looking forward to what to grow this year 

from page 31 

There are several types of grow-lights 

available. They range from floor 

models to clamp-lights and some 

that hang from chains. Experts 

always recommend starting 

small when you are 

venturing into something 

new. Herbs and lettuce 

are two good choices for 

indoor growing. Choose 

your container and get 

soil mix designed for 

growing seeds. Plant 

and wait! 

I saw a YouTube video 

where a plastic gallon jug 

was filled with sand and a 

PVC pipe was inserted into 

the neck of the bottle. A growlight 

was clamped to the PVC pipe 

so it could be moved up as the plants 

grow in their containers. Now that wins the 

prize for an inexpensive and very creative method! 

It’s time for your 

“spring fix” and a packet of 

seeds is all it takes! 

If you plan to grow plants from seed and then 

move them outside in summer, the seeds 

should be planted six to eight weeks 

before the last expected frost. For 

Vermont, that would be in early to 

mid-April. Using grow-lights will 

prevent your plants from getting 

“leggy.” Since the lights are 

above your plants, they mimic 

the sun. This makes the stems 

strong. You will need to allow for a 

Submitted 

couple of weeks of gradual outdoor 

exposure to sun and wind before the 

plants are ready for the garden. 

I like to grow flowers that I can’t find at local 

garden centers. For me it’s an added bonus when they 

can be dried at the end of the summer and enjoyed 

indoors all winter. My favorites are strawflowers 

which come in a variety of colors and statice, which is 

available in either blue or apricot. 

When you are buying seeds keep in mind that they 

could be in short supply by late summer. If you want to 

do a fall planting it’s a good idea to buy the extra seeds 

now. Then you won’t be disappointed later. 

Perhaps growing flowers inside seems 

too labor intensive. In that case, choose 

seeds that you can sow directly in the 

ground in May. My favorites are “cut and 

come again” zinnias and calendulas. They 

won’t bloom until late in the season but 

that can be ideal as so many perennials are finished 

by then. What I love about the zinnias is the fact that 

you can cut them for a bouquet and as the name says, 

they will “come again” and you get more flowers from 

the same plant. 

It’s time for your “spring fix” and a packet of seeds 

is all it takes! Have fun browsing through the enticing 

packets and even more fun planting the seeds when 

the time is right.

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Limited training. Full time 

and part time available. 

Killington supports a safe 

work and play environment. 

Free transportation available 

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play environment. Free 

transportation available 

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Susan Malone Hunnewell

36 • REAL ESTATE 


Custom Chittenden Home 

Master Craftsman and Builders home 

on 3.48 acres! Quality construction and 

materials, open concept main level kitchen, 

dining and entertaining space, three 

bedrooms, custom furniture and cabinetry 

along with intended entire second floor 

master suite. Fabulous country home with 

incredible attention to detail. 

$570,000 | MLS#4828860 

Contact Sue Bishop for more 

information at 802.558.2180 or 

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Do you have Early Childhood Education Center Director credentials? Are you working toward them? Are you 

dedicated to lifelong learning? Are you committed to a holistic approach to educating young children? 

If you are, we would love to hear from you! 

The brand-new Bridgewater 

Community Childcare in 

Bridgewater, VT is seeking a dynamic 

Program Director. As the 

founding director you will get to 

play an active role in creating 

a welcoming environment that 

supports young children and 

their families! 

The childcare center is an 

anchor program of the Bridgewater 

Community Center, a place 

where people of all ages can 

engage in enriching activities, 

presenting a variety of opportunities 

to connect the Childcare’s 

children and their families to the 

community. 

Our vision is guided by the 

principles of A Framework 

for Wise Education, a holistic 

approach to early childhood 

education that supports families 

and staff as well as the children. 

This is an exciting opportunity 

for a passionate leader to 

build a team of staff dedicated 

to creating opportunities 

that inspire young children to 

explore, learn and develop new 

skills in thoughtfully organized 

and caring environments both 

indoors and out. 

If you have at least one year 

of full-time teaching experience 

in an early childhood education 

program and two years of 

experience as a center director 

and/or supervisor, we want to 

talk with you! 

As the Program Director of 

the Bridgewater Community 

Childcare you can realize your 

desire to make a positive impact 

in the lives of children and 

their families, center staff and 

the broader community. Your 

skillful leadership will nurture 

relationships with teachers and 

families. Your commitment to 

customer service along with 

your marketing skills will grow 

enrollment and programming. 

In this role you will have ample 

opportunity to demonstrate 

your exceptional communication 

skills and organizational 

abilities, proficiency in Microsoft 

Word and Excel, and you will get 

to use supportive software for 

business management. 

With respect for the VT child 

care licensing regulations, you 

will need a minimum of an Associates 

or Bachelor’s degree with 

a concentration in ECE, Child or 

Human Development, Elementary 

Education or Special Education 

with a birth – 8 years focus; a VT 

Early Childhood and Afterschool 

Program Director Step 1 

certificate OR a 3-credit college 

course in program management 

AND a 3-credit college course 

in curriculum; and a three-credit 

college course in Budgeting 

and Financial Management for 

early care and education (can 

be completed within one year of 

hire – course cost covered). 

We are pleased to offer a competitive 

salary based on your 

experience and education level; 

up to 20 hours paid professional 

development annually; two 

weeks of paid vacation to start 

and plenty of room to grow. 

Please contact us at bridgewatercommunitycenter@gmail.com 

If interested, please submit a resume and cover letter to our e-mail address. 

You may also submit the information via U.S. mail to PO Box 163, Bridgewater, VT 05034 

Position open until filled with strong candidate 

Prestige Real Estate of Killington 

Exclusively Killington! 

We are very excited to announce the 

newest development to be built in 

Killington in years 

Phase I will be comprised of a limited 

number of ski in ski out 

3000+ sqft duplex townhomes 

with spectacular 

Bear Mt ski trail views 

4-bedrooms 4-baths 

attached 2-car garage 

Starting at $1,750,000 

Get in on this offer early by signing a 

non-binding reservation agreement 

Depicted images are artist renderings and are subject to change 

Call Prestige Real Estate for details 

2922 Killington Road 802‐422‐3923 www.prestigekillington.com

The Mountain Times • Jan. 13-19, 2021 REAL ESTATE • 37 

High Ridge 

Six steps to organizing your home office 

According to Stanford economist 

Nicholas Bloom, ... 42 percent of 

the United States labor force was 

working from home full-time. 

Remote working has become popular 

in recent years, but the “workingfrom-home” 

economy boomed 

exponentially as the world was forced 

to confront the Covid-19 pandemic. 

According to Stanford economist 

Nicholas Bloom, as of summer 2020, 

42%of the United States labor force was 

working from home full-time. 

The need for home office spaces has 

increased as more people work from 

home. Many people have retrofitted 

various spaces around their homes into 

areas to get work done. More organized 

home work spaces can increase 

productivity. Individuals can follow 

these guidelines to create effective, 

organized home offices. 

Begin with the desk 

The desk is the primary spot where 

work will take place. The right desk 

accessories can provide visual appeal 

and also serve practical purposes. Have 

cups for holding pens and pencils, baskets 

and bins for larger items, and store 

whatever you can elsewhere so it does 

not lead to clutter on the desk. Store 

wireless printers in a cabinet or even 

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Edgemont 

on a bookshelf so it doesn’t take up real 

estate on the desk. 

Create a printing station 

While you’re moving that wireless 

printer elsewhere, designate a space to 

serve as the central printing hub. This 

way children who need to print assignments 

for school will know where to go 

as well. Printer supplies like extra ink 

cartridges and printer paper can be kept 

in decorative storage boxes nearby. 

Increase your shelving 

Shelving can help keep items organized 

and off the desk in home offices 

without closets or drawers. 

Look for shelves that 

blend in with decor but 

are sturdy enough to be 

functional. 

Organize paperwork 

Figure out a system that 

works for you to help tidy 

up papers you choose to save. While 

some papers can be scanned and stored 

as digital files, color-coded file folders 

can organize statements and other important 

documents. This makes it easy 

to find the folder you need when looking 

for certain documents. 

Establish a charging station 

Repurpose certain items, such as a 

desk organizer, into an easily accessible 

electronics charging station where phones 

and tablets can charge at one time. 

Make essential binders 

HGTV suggests making binders that can 

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Includes sewer access $99K 

store the most important papers for easy 

access — even in an emergency. Set up a 

binder for automotive paperwork, including 

repair receipts, a medical binder where 

key medical records are kept, a binder for 

Exclusively Killington! 

Submitted 

manuals for devices in the home, and one 

to store financial planning documents. 

These organizational tips can help 

remedy common problems around a 

home office. 

Three different style 

1BR condos 

Start at $145K 

Mountain View Dr 

Spacious 1BR 

Ski home/Shuttle 

$125K 

The Vistas 

.94 acres in Killington basin 

w/driveway, well & septic 

installed $115K 

10 acre building lot in 

Killington basin w/5BR 

permit $198K 

HOMES 

Gina Drive 

3000+ sqft ski in/ski out townhomes 

Spectacular Bear Mt ski trail views 

4-bedrooms 4-baths 

Attached 2-car heated garage 

Starting at $1,750,000 

Roaring Brook Rd 

Artist rendering subject to change 

Trailside Drive 

Heidi Bomengen 

Kaitlyn Hummel 

Large 4BR/3BA multi-level 

home w/2-car attached 

unfinished garage 

Ski trail views! 

REDUCED TO $459,000 

Craftsman 4BR/4.5BA 

ski in ski out home w/garage 

Beautiful great room 

stone-faced fireplace 

$1,250,000 

6000 sqft home on 8 acres 

Beautiful mountain views 

Private setting 

2-car attached garage 


Called “Mountainview” 

5BR/6BA luxury home 

w/unsurpassed views! 

Strong rental income 

REDUCED TO $1,499,000 

2922 Killington Road 802‐422‐3923 www.prestigekillington.com 

Luxury ski in/ski out 

5BR/6BA custom designed 

single-family home 

$3,000,000 

Liz Pulsifer Sailer

38 • REAL ESTATE 


Client level services for Buyers and Sellers 

Celebrating 

31 years! 

802.775.5111 

335 Killington Rd. 

Killington, VT 05751 

Lenore 

Bianchi 

‘tricia 

Carter 

Meghan 

Charlebois 

LOCATION & OPEN FLOOR PLAN 

• 3BR, 3BA, office area, 

storage space, wood 

floors, lg. fireplc & hearth, 

family room 

• Paved driveway, 2-car 

garage;Turn-key home, 

furnished & equipped; Home freshly painted, inside & out ; 

Winter retreat or full-time home $664K 

MOUNTAIN GREEN 

• BLDG #3: 1BR $159K 

• Onsite: Indoor & Outdoor Pools, 

Whirlpl, Restaurant, Ski & Gift 

Shops, Pilate Studio, Racquetball/basketball; 

Shuttle Bus 

KILLINGTON - NOB HILL 

• 7 BR, 4BA, 2,700 Sq.Ft., 

3.3 AC 

• Remodeled/updated in 

2010 

• Perfect for personal use 

and/or rental home 

• Exterior hot tub 

• $475K 

SKI IN-SHUTTLE OUT – HIGHRIDGE 

• 1 BR unit w/wood 

burning fplc 

• Sports Center: 

Indoor pool, 

outdoor hot tub, 

exercise room 

• $149,000 

Merisa 

Sherman 

HAVE IT ALL! 

www.916KillingtonRoad.com 

Updated Multi-family Home with Prime Killington Road Location. 

This 6-bedroom duplex features 3BR/2BA in each unit, outdoor decks 

w/6-person HotSprings hot tubs. An extensive renovation in 2003 

added a three-level foyer, connecting the two units with interior stairs, 

and providing access to a common gameroom, shared laundry. This 

approved two-family home has an excellent rental history with many 

fire and safety code-compliant improvements. A turnkey investment 

opportunity offered fully furnished and equipped, including hot tubs 

and electronics. Ski season is coming, don’t delay. Offered at $589,000 

See videos of all our listings on 

YouTube! 

2814 Killington Rd. 

802-422-3600 

www.KillingtonPicoRealty.com 

REALTOR ® 

Pat 

Linnemayr 

Chris 

Bianchi 

Katie 

McFadden 

Michelle 

Lord 

This historical 5 bedroom home on 6.2 acres, known as “The Coffee House” has been lovingly maintained and 

updated with all new windows and a wonderful Cook’s kitchen. An Aga stove, full cooking fireplace and lrg. windows 

makes being in the kitchen such a pleasure overlooking gardens or the winterscape of the pond and waterfall. There 

is also an authentic wood fired pizza or bread oven. The Aga stove is a treasure and adds warmth and beauty. With 

the open floor plan, there is plenty of room to gather in the kitchen or family room with its second fireplace and more 

windows adding a bright feel everywhere you look. The dining room with cherry wood walls surrounding the third 

fireplace makes it perfect for guests or family dinners. The “tap room” or study with built-in bookshelves and fireplace 

overlooks the spillway waterfall from the pond inviting you to enjoy a quiet book by the fire. Two additional bdrms are 

on this level and a full bath. The upper level with a master en-suite overlooking the pond and waterfall also includes 

two bedrooms and another bath. On the walk-out lower level is a full in-law apt. with its own entrance and parking. 

This bright apt offers full kitchen, living room dining, bedroom and more. Take a leisurely stroll to the pond house with 

an enclosed porch next to the tennis court. From the pond climb the stone steps to the Old Stage Rd. and come back 

to the house at the classic front porch. The attached 2 car garage and barn gives convenience and storage. $845K 

Daniel Pol 

Associate Broker 

Kyle Kershner 

Broker/Owner 

Jessica Posch 

Realtor 

Joseph Kozlar 

Realtor 

Jane Johnson, 

ALHS, ASP(r) 

Realtor 

Kerry 

Dismuke 

Patrick 

Bowen 

EXECUTIVE VACATION HOME 

• Spectacular Killington 5BR/4.5 BA home 

• Architectural features, spacious kitchen 

• Southern exposure, massive stone fplc 

• 2 living areas, game rm, 2-car garage 

• Panoramic mtn ski trail views $1,425,000 

REALTOR 

Over 140 Years 

Experience in the 

Killington Region 

MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE 

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AT 

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1 min. to Pico. 

Property abuts 

state land. MUST 

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PRIME DEVELOPMENT 

OPP W/7 POTENTIAL 

HOME SITES! BASE 

OF THE KILLINGTON 

RD! ONE OF THE BEST 

SPOTS IN KILLINGTON! 

Retail Property 17 acres 

consists of a main building 

w/11,440 sq. ft. on 3 

levels w/elevator. Direct to 

xcountry trails. Immediate 

access to 20 miles of 

MTN bike trails on Base 

Camp & Sherburne Trails! 


PRIVATE MTN 

CHALET W/ VIEWS 

20 MINUTES TO 

KILLINGTON! 

Great Hawk 

open concept 

contemporary. 4 bed 

+ loft, 2 full baths. 

Strong investment 

w/short term rental 

potential. Sleeps 14. 

$259K 

AMAZING VIEWS 

CLOSE TO 

KILLINGTON OR 

OKEMO. 

88+ ACRES 

development 

potential! 5 bed/2 

bath home, 1 bed/1 

bath apt, 2 car 

garage, 3 bay pole 

barn & sugarhouse. 

DIRECT ACCESS 

TO VAST TRAILS! 

$569K

The Mountain Times • Jan. 13-19, 2021 REAL ESTATE • 39 

FEATURED LISTING 

Pico Mountain 2 Bedroom Loft - F301 

New to the Market—Pico Mountain Codominium 

You can’t get any closer to the slopes than this beautifully renovated Pico Mountain 

Condominium. Just a few steps outside the door and you’re riding the Little 

Pico Triple Chair. A few steps more and you can be in the Pico Mountain 

base lodge or the fully equipped Pico Mountain Fitness Center. With two 

bedrooms, a spacious loft, and breathtaking views of Pico Mountain, this 

charming top floor unit will make a perfect mountain getaway for your 

family, or a prudent rental property investment. 

The Kitchen is as efficient as it is beautiful, with granite countertops, cherry 

cabinets and updated stainless steel appliances. A new hot water heater 

keeps the flow going for two full bathrooms, including one ensuite. The 

comfortable living area features cathedral ceilings, a cozy fireplace, big 

bay window and a dining nook with plenty of natural light. $ 299,500 

Call Killington Valley Real Estate to schedule a showing! 

802-422-3610 killingtonvalleyrealestate.com 

Bret Williamson 

BROKER, OWNER 

GOLF COURSE VIEWS 

1577 Birch Hill Road, Brandon 

$750,000 | MLS# 4826802 

6614 Main Road, West Haven 

$725,000 | MLS#4835868 

240 Medway Drive, Mendon 

$499,000 | MLS#4833990 

4 Taplin Road, Barre Town 

$449,000 | MLS#4825008 

114 Victoria Drive, Rutland Town 

$395,000 | MLS#4840592 

90 Center Street, Rutland City 

$300,000 | MLS#4805730 

2826 Main Road, West Haven 

$250,000 | MLS#4818153 

116 Stratton Road, Rutland City 

$239,000 | MLS#4843038 

77 Park Street, Proctor 

$235,000 | MLS#4837856 

361 Corn Hill Road, Pittsford 

$599, 000 MLS#4832260 

61 Lafayette Street, Rutland City 

$179,900 | MLS#4841590 

47 Roberts Avenue, Rutland City 

$165,000 | MLS#4835021 

206 Adams Street, Rutland City 

$159,000 | MLS#4823386 

Alison 

McCullough 

Real Estate 

ALISONM C CULLOUGHREALESTATE.COM 

29 Center Street, Suite 1 • Downtown Rutland, VT • 802.747.8822


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